GOSFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI049242 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-10
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees-200-200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-01-30
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  4. 2023-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-02-07
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    AGNEW, David Isaac resigned
    director
  10. 2020-02-07
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    AGNEW, Rosie resigned
    director
  11. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-01-11
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    AGNEW, Rosie appointed
    director
  19. 2008-05-26
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    AGNEW, Andrew Isaac David appointed
    director
  20. 2008-05-26
    ➕
    AGNEW, Philip William appointed
    director
  21. 2008-05-26
    ➖
    MURRAY, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-05-26
    ➖
    MURRAY, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    AGNEW, David Isaac appointed
    director
  24. 2004-01-15
    ➖
    HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph resigned
    director
  25. 2004-01-15
    ➕
    MURRAY, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2004-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GOSFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  27. 2004-01-10
    ➕
    MURRAY, Peter appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-10
    ➕
    HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Isaac Agnew
Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-10
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

336 Upper Floors Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 6GH
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

AGNEW, Andrew Isaac David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGNEW, Philip William→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURRAY, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-10 · resigned 2008-05-26
Resigned
AGNEW, David Isaac→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned
AGNEW, Rosie→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-11 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned
HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-01-10 · resigned 2004-01-15
Resigned
MURRAY, Peter→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-01-15 · resigned 2008-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-30