GUIDING LIGHT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10496171 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£269.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £269,599

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£270k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£54k£108k£162k£216k£270kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£269.6k£209.8k
Debtors£272.6k£212.0k
Net assets£269.6k£209.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-09-01
    CARDNO, David Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2020-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-07-31
    REGAN, Andrew William resigned
    director
  12. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-19
    DOUGAL, Mark James appointed
    director
  15. 2018-01-19
    MARR, Christian Leslie appointed
    director
  16. 2018-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-01-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2016-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As GUIDING LIGHT LIMITED
  21. 2016-11-24
    FARRAR, Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-11-24
    REGAN, Andrew William appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Andrew Marr International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Andrew Marr International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
GUIDING LIGHT LIMITED
This company · 10496171

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Marr International Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares24/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Livingstone Road
Hessle
Hull
HU13 0EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

FARRAR, Paul
secretary · appointed 2016-11-24
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Active
CARDNO, David Alexander
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
DOUGAL, Mark James
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-01-19
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Active
MARR, Christian Leslie
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-19
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Active
REGAN, Andrew William
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-24 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-04