GARISH LION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08037007 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-19
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 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.0y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-15
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-27
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2023-05-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2023-05-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-05-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-04
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  16. 2021-03-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  17. 2021-01-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2020-12-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2019-07-22
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  20. 2019-07-19
    ➖
    CARR, Sarah resigned
    director
  21. 2019-07-19
    ➖
    CARR, Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2016-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2016-06-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  24. 2016-06-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  25. 2016-06-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  26. 2012-05-25
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    CARR, Sarah appointed
    director
  27. 2012-05-25
    ➕
    CARR, Stuart appointed
    director
  28. 2012-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  29. 2012-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GARISH LION LIMITED
  30. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    WATSON, Alison Mary, Mrs. appointed
    director
  31. 2012-04-19
    ➕
    WATSON, Mark Gerard, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Mark Gerard Watson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Ms Alison Watson
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stuart Carrceased 19/07/2019· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Mrs Sarah Carrceased 19/07/2019· 25-50% shares · firm interest
  • Ashbridge School Ltdceased 19/07/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated2012-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

6 The Hydons Salt Lane
Hydestile
Godalming
Surrey
GU8 4DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WATSON, Alison Mary, Mrs.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON, Mark Gerard, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Sarah→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-25 · resigned 2019-07-19
Resigned
CARR, Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-25 · resigned 2019-07-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/07/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2016—
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
Debenture1 property25/05/201205/07/2016
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-05-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-19