GUARDSMAN VENTURES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15032501 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£57.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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)Positive net assets
Net assets £57,812
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£58k
↑ 2370% YoY
Current Assets
£4.4m
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £57.8k | £2.3k |
| Current assets | £4.35M | £4.00M |
| Net assets | £57.8k | £2.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25➕ROBINSON, Benjamin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-25➕ROBINSON, Samantha Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GUARDSMAN VENTURES LIMITED
- 2023-07-27➕ROBINSON, Stewart Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-07-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stewart Lee Robinson Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/07/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts
Registered office
1 Racecourse Road
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 2EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
ROBINSON, Benjamin Thomas→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2024-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBINSON, Samantha Jane→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-11-25
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ROBINSON, Stewart Lee→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-27