G&B DIRECT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11273717 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-04-29📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-06➕TYLDESLEY, Dean Albert Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs G&B DIRECT LTD
- 2018-03-24➕IVANUSCA, George Claudiu appointeddirector
- 2018-03-24➕WARWICK, Benjamin Oliver appointeddirector
- 2018-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Dean Albert Charles Tyldesley Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/03/2019 |
Mr George Claudiu Ivanusca Individual · Romanian · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/03/2018 |
Mr Benjamin Oliver Warwick Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery
Registered office
41 Bridgeman Terrace
Wigan
Lancashire
WN1 1TT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
IVANUSCA, George Claudiu→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TYLDESLEY, Dean Albert Charles→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-04-06
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WARWICK, Benjamin Oliver→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-29
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20