GAMBOYDE FINANCE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11537168 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-25
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-24.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,484
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£24k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 7114% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.9k | £-18.7k |
| Current assets | £13.7k | £190 |
| Net assets | £-24.5k | £-37.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-11-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs GAMBOYDE FINANCE LIMITED
- 2018-08-25➕BOYDE, Malgorzata Zaneta appointeddirector
- 2018-08-25➕BOYDE, Steven William Burgess appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYDE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven William Burgess Boyde Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/08/2018 |
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
Incorporated2018-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
17 Barnfield
East Allington, Totnes
Devon
TQ9 7QR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOYDE, Malgorzata Zaneta→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOYDE, Steven William Burgess→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17