G A SPENCER AND SON LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16809385 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-24
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-01
    DYER, Wayne Leonard appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G A SPENCER AND SON LIMITED
  4. 2025-10-24
    SPENCER, Jennifer Ruth appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-24
    SPENCER, Robert Graham appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SPENCER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Graham Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/10/2025
Mrs Jennifer Ruth Spencer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Cottons Group Chestnut Field House
Chestnut Field
Rugby
CV21 2PD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-24
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DYER, Wayne Leonard
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-01
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Active
SPENCER, Jennifer Ruth
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-10-24
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Active
SPENCER, Robert Graham
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-10-24
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-24