GOCH AND COMPANY LTD

🌳Matureactive
08471366 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-03
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
£94.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,346

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£94k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£75k£94kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£141.1k£141.3k
Current assets£10.9k£24.9k
Net assets£94.3k£86.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2024-05-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-04-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Robert Owen Community Banking Fund LTD
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
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  7. 2022-02-04
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    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-02-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Dbw Investments (10) Limited
  9. 2021-12-30
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  10. 2020-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-30
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  12. 2018-12-30
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  13. 2018-10-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
  15. 2017-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-30
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  17. 2016-02-11
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  18. 2015-08-05
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  19. 2013-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GOCH AND COMPANY LTD
  20. 2013-04-03
    ➕
    CREUSAILOR, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-04-03
    ➕
    CREUSAILOR, Standage Demos appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-03
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    CREUSAILOR, Valerie Rangarirai appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Valerie Rangarirai Creusailor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2013-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

Unit A9 Bersham Enterprise Park Colliery Road
Rhostyllen
Wrexham
Clwyd
LL14 4EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CREUSAILOR, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active
CREUSAILOR, Standage Demos→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active
CREUSAILOR, Valerie Rangarirai→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-03
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Robert Owen Community Banking Fund
Robert Owen Community Banking Fund LTD
A registered charge—23/04/2024—
outstanding
Dbw Investments (10)
Dbw Investments (10) Limited
A registered charge2 properties03/02/2022—
outstanding
Dbw Investments (3)
Dbw Investments (3) Limited
A registered charge2 properties23/10/2018—
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14