ANGEL GEMS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGEL GEMS LIMITED
- 2009-10-14➕CROKER, Julie-Ann appointeddirector
- 2009-10-14➕ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-14➖ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julie-Ann Croker Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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