FIRGARTH LANGDALE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09286903 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-10-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
75
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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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-06-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-06-16
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    IVES, Hannah Ruth resigned
    director
  15. 2016-06-10
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    DRAPER, Gavin David appointed
    director
  16. 2016-06-10
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    HARDING, Catherine Beatrice appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-10
    ➕
    IVES, Christopher Julian appointed
    director
  18. 2016-06-10
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    DAVENPORT, Nicholas Charles Henry resigned
    director
  19. 2016-06-10
    ➖
    IDLE, Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-10
    ➕
    IVES, Hannah Ruth appointed
    director
  21. 2016-06-10
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    SANDERSON, Heather resigned
    director
  22. 2016-06-10
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    officers · AP01
  23. 2016-06-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2014-12-17
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    DAVENPORT, Nicholas Charles Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-17
    ➕
    IDLE, Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2014-12-17
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    JOHN, Ceri Richard resigned
    director
  27. 2014-12-17
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    SANDERSON, Heather appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRGARTH LANGDALE LIMITED
  29. 2014-10-29
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    JOHN, Ceri Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Gavin David Draper
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/06/2016
Miss Catherine Beatrice Harding
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Great Langdale, Cumbria 6 Fir Garth
Chapel Stile
Great Langdale
Cumbria
LA22 9JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DRAPER, Gavin David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Catherine Beatrice→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IVES, Christopher Julian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVENPORT, Nicholas Charles Henry→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-12-17 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned
IDLE, Alan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-12-17 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned
IVES, Hannah Ruth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-10 · resigned 2016-06-16
Resigned
JOHN, Ceri Richard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2014-12-17
Resigned
SANDERSON, Heather→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-12-17 · resigned 2016-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-12