GUYATTS OF SALISBURY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07738374 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46770SIC 46770
- 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £562.5k |
| Current assets | — | £225.7k |
| Cash | — | £28.7k |
| Debtors | — | £155.0k |
| Net assets | — | £300.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-18➕GUYATT, Kristian appointeddirector
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-21➕GUYATT, Lynda appointeddirector
- 2011-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GUYATTS OF SALISBURY LIMITED
- 2011-08-12➕GUYATT, Roy Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GUYATT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roy Anthony Guyatt Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 12/08/2016 |
Mrs Lynda Guyatt Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120
Registered office
25 Firs Road
Firsdown
Salisbury
Witshire
SP5 1SQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GUYATT, Kristian→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUYATT, Lynda→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-02-21
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GUYATT, Roy Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/05/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29