GLASSBOX TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07807963 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-12
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 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£115.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03220
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 14.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,300

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£115k
Current Assets
£220k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£307.5k
Current assets£219.9k
Net assets£115.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-07-31
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    RJP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-03-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2011-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As GLASSBOX TRADING LIMITED
  20. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    FLOOD, Emma appointed
    director
  21. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    FLOOD, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    RJP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-10-12
    ➕
    WEBB, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2011-10-12
    ➖
    WEBB, Paul Anthony resigned
    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.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Andrew Flood
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016
Mrs Emma Flood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03220 — SIC 03220

Registered office

248 Brockley Road
Brockley
London
SE4 2SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FLOOD, Emma→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOOD, Simon Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RJP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
WEBB, Paul Anthony→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2011-10-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/03/2012—
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-16