96/98 GLOUCESTER PLACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07841724 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-10
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
45 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-07-08
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  8. 2021-06-22
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  9. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-29
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    HANCOCK, James Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-29
    ➕
    OPPERMAN, Shaun Rupert appointed
    director
  18. 2015-04-29
    ➖
    BURKEMAN, Candice Kayla resigned
    director
  19. 2015-04-29
    ➖
    SCOTT, Shane resigned
    director
  20. 2011-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 96/98 GLOUCESTER PLACE LIMITED
  21. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    BURKEMAN, Candice Kayla appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-10
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  24. 2011-11-10
    ➕
    SCOTT, Shane 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Gateway House
Coopers Way
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS2 5TE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HANCOCK, James Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OPPERMAN, Shaun Rupert→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURKEMAN, Candice Kayla→
director · ~37y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2015-04-29
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2011-11-10
Resigned
SCOTT, Shane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2015-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2021-07-08
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-06-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06