GLADSTONE HOUSE (GATESHEAD) LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10465211 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-07
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-09-28
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2021-09-28
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2021-07-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2021-07-04
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2020-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2020-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2020-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    BENNETT, John Robert resigned
    director
  9. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    BLACKIE, Ann resigned
    director
  10. 2020-11-01
    ➖
    CRIPPS, Jeremy Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2020-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLADSTONE HOUSE (GATESHEAD) LTD
  16. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    JOPLING, Joanne Celia appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    JOPLING, Joanne Celia appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    BENNETT, John Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    BLACKIE, Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-07
    ➕
    CRIPPS, Jeremy Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2021-09-28

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

12 Gladstone Terrace
Gateshead
NE8 4DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2019-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

JOPLING, Joanne Celia→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-07
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Active
JOPLING, Joanne Celia→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, John Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned
BLACKIE, Ann→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned
CRIPPS, Jeremy Robert→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2021-09-28
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-07-13
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-11-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-11-07