GARRABOST TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09758129 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-02
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
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
77
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Ian Randall resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-09
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Ian Randall resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-10-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2024-10-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-08-01
    ➖
    BARNES, Paul William resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-08-01
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Heather resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-04-30
    ➕
    BARNES, Marian Linda appointed
    director
  21. 2022-04-30
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Helen resigned
    director
  22. 2022-04-30
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Ian Randall appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-09-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  26. 2019-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Timothy appointed
    director
  28. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    BARNES, Paul William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Ian Randall appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-09-30
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Heather appointed
    secretary
  31. 2015-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GARRABOST TRUSTEES LIMITED
  32. 2015-09-02
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MITCHELL, Ian Randall resigned 2026-04-09; MITCHELL, Ian Randall resigned 2026-04-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marian Linda Barnes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2024
Mr Ian Randall Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul William Barnesceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Heather Elizabeth Richardsonceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Marian Linda Barnesceased 30/09/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Timothy Richardsonceased 30/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

Wellfield House
Temple Street
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5HG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BARNES, Marian Linda→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Timothy→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Paul William→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Ian Randall→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Heather→
secretary · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2024-08-01
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Helen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-02 · resigned 2022-04-30
Resigned
MITCHELL, Ian Randall→
director · ~79y · appointed 2022-04-30 · resigned 2026-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27