ANDREW GELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08933653 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-11
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-12-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW GELL LIMITED
  17. 2014-03-11
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    GELL, Andrew Terence appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-11
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    GELL, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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 Andrew Terence Gell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Helen Elizabeth Gell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6 Lychgate Drive
Truro
TR1 3UE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GELL, Andrew Terence→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-03-11
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Active
GELL, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-11
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19