THE SKIPTON GUNROOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07653857 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£192.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47799SIC 47799
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,352
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,839 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£192k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£235k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£97k£146k£195k£243kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£192.4k£200.2k
Current assets£235.1k£243.3k
Net assets£192.4k£200.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-31
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    PERCIVAL, John Martyn resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-05-25
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-25
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-05-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-05-16
    ➕
    CADMAN, Giles Dearing appointed
    director
  18. 2022-05-16
    ➕
    CADMAN, Jack Emerson appointed
    director
  19. 2022-05-16
    ➖
    DAVIES, Janet resigned
    director
  20. 2022-05-16
    ➖
    DAVIES, Philip Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2022-05-16
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, John Martyn appointed
    director
  22. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2012-12-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Janet appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-01
    ➖
    JONES, Alan Hopwood resigned
    director
  27. 2011-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE SKIPTON GUNROOM LIMITED
  28. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    DAVIES, Philip Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    JONES, Alan Hopwood appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Cadman Sporting Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cadman Sporting Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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THE SKIPTON GUNROOM LIMITED
This company · 07653857

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cadman Sporting Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Martin Daviesceased 16/05/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

1-4 South Lodge Offices 100 Wellingborough Road
Ecton
Northampton
NN6 0QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CADMAN, Giles Dearing→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CADMAN, Jack Emerson→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Janet→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2022-05-16
Resigned
DAVIES, Philip Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2022-05-16
Resigned
JONES, Alan Hopwood→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2012-12-01
Resigned
PERCIVAL, John Martyn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-16 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-25