58 GLADSTONE LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £353.0k | £372.4k |
| Current assets | £34.9k | £52.8k |
| Cash | £818 | £18.3k |
| Debtors | £34.1k | £34.5k |
| Net assets | £133.0k | £156.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28➕GOLDRING, Susannah Jayne appointeddirector
- 2026-04-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-04-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 58 GLADSTONE LTD
- 2018-12-18➕GOLDRING, Jonathan Derek appointeddirector
- 2018-12-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susannah Jayne Goldring Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2022 |
Mr Jonathan Derek Goldring Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/12/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 28/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/03/2023 | — |