GEORGE CURSONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
07505514 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2022-02-09
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  6. 2021-10-30
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  7. 2021-03-09
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  8. 2021-01-31
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  9. 2020-08-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-07-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Kent County Council
  11. 2020-02-28
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    CURSONS, Darren Raymond appointed
    director
  12. 2020-02-28
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-01-17
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    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2020-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2019-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-14
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-06-18
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    CURSONS, Neil Raymond appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-18
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    CURSONS, Neil Raymond resigned
    director
  21. 2019-06-18
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    CURSONS, Rosemary Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2012-08-22
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    CURSONS, Rosemary Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2012-01-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: GENER8 Finance Limited (The Chargee)
  25. 2011-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE CURSONS LTD
  26. 2011-01-26
    ➕
    CURSONS, Neil Raymond appointed
    director
  27. 2011-01-26
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela appointed
    director
  28. 2011-01-26
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CURSONS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Raymond Cursons
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200

Registered office

22-26 Bank Street
Herne Bay
CT6 5EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CURSONS, Darren Raymond→
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-28
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Active
CURSONS, Neil Raymond→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-06-18
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Active
CURSONS, Neil Raymond→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2019-06-18
Resigned
CURSONS, Rosemary Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-08-22 · resigned 2019-06-18
Resigned
SHAH, Ela→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-26 · resigned 2011-01-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Kent County Council
A registered charge—23/07/2020—
satisfied
GENER8 Finance (The Chargee)
GENER8 Finance Limited (The Chargee)
Debenture1 property03/01/201217/01/2020
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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-10