GOLDSTONE AGENCIES LTD
🌳Matureactive
08264182 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £26,424
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£333
Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.4k |
| Current assets | £30.1k |
| Cash | £333 |
| Net assets | £26.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs GOLDSTONE AGENCIES LTD
- 2012-10-23➕GOLDSTONE, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-23➕GOLDSTONE, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2012-10-23➕GOLDSTONE, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GOLDSTONE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Goldstone Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daniel Harold Sampson Goldstoneceased 22/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130
Registered office
Trinity Chambers
8 Suez Street
Warrington
WA1 1EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
GOLDSTONE, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-10-23
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GOLDSTONE, Ian→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-10-23
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Recent filings (33 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05