GAUDET LUCE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07835670 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 14.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
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Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 5500 | 5900 |
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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2025-08-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Metro Bank PLC
- 2025-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Shirley Annette Farinha
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Gillian Elaine Fernihough
- 2013-11-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-06-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs GAUDET LUCE LIMITED
- 2011-11-04➕FERNIHOUGH, Alexander Matthew appointeddirector
- 2011-11-04➕FERNIHOUGH, Jennifer Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-11-04➕FERNIHOUGH, Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Martin Andrew Fernihough Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Alexander Matthew Fernihough Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Gillian Elaine Fernihoughceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mfg Executor And Trustee Companyceased 01/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ENABLE OTHERS (WORCESTER SOUTH) LTD→ 16361577 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ENABLE OTHERS LIMITED→ 11847561 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| EQUISAFE LTD→ 15847989 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ESKY LEARNING LIMITED→ 06631714 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| EVER SAFE FIRST AID LIMITED→ 15127931 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FUNICS LTD→ 12076236 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GARCIA MEDICAL LTD→ 16005888 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GILL MATTHEWS EDUCATION CONSULTANCY LTD→ 07296135 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15701227 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GLOVERSPIECE COLLEGE LTD→ 09933279 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GLOVERSPIECE SCHOOL LTD→ 10708859 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Gaudet Luce Golf & Leisure Complex Middle Lane
Droitwich
Hadzor
Worcestershire
WR9 7JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
FERNIHOUGH, Alexander Matthew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-11-04
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FERNIHOUGH, Jennifer Louise→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-11-04
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FERNIHOUGH, Martin→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-11-04
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Shirley Annette Farinha | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/11/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Gillian Elaine Fernihough | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/08/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/11/2013 | 12/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/06/2012 | 12/08/2025 |
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04