41 GORDON ROAD (CLIFTONVILLE) LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £641 | £205 |
| Current assets | £641 | £205 |
| Net assets | £391 | £-45 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-20📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-05📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-05➖COHEN, Sally resigneddirector
- 2012-02-27➕COHEN, Sally appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➖COHEN, Sally Jane resigneddirector
- 2010-05-01➕ANNETT, Beverley Ann appointeddirector
- 2010-04-10➕JONES, Darren Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 41 GORDON ROAD (CLIFTONVILLE) LIMITED
- 2010-01-13➕SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-13➖SILVERMACE SECRETARIAL LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-13➕COBB, Paul appointeddirector
- 2010-01-13➖COBB, Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-01-13➕COHEN, Sally Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beverley Ann Annett Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Darren Michael Jones Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Leslie Annett Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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