GUNNERGATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08026607 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-11
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£611.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 £611,089
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,545 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£611k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Assets
£648k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£144k£288k£432k£576k£720kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£611.1k£668.6k
Current assets£648.5k£719.9k
Cash£22.1k£41.3k
Debtors£626.4k£678.6k
Net assets£611.1k£668.6k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-23
    ➕
    EVERSHED, Juliet appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-03
    ➕
    EVERSHED, Juliet appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-01-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2017-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GUNNERGATE LIMITED
  19. 2012-04-11
    ➕
    EVERSHED, Steven 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.

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 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Evershed
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Juliet Evershed
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Greenbank Greenbank House
Sotherby Road
Middlesbrough
TS3 8BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

EVERSHED, Juliet→
secretary · appointed 2018-01-03
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Active
EVERSHED, Juliet→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-07-23
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Active
EVERSHED, Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-04-11
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24