GIRASSOL
🌳Matureactive
NI072572 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-05-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£388
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £388 | £3.2k |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-31➖KELLY, Melvin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-24➖ALLEN, Karen Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04➖COULTER, Donald George resigneddirector
- 2010-08-23➕KELLY, Sharon Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-08-23➕ALLEN, Karen Mary appointeddirector
- 2010-08-23➕KELLY, Melvin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2009-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GIRASSOL
- 2009-05-12➕HUTCHINSON, Peter Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-12➕HUTCHINSON, Peter Richard John appointeddirector
- 2009-05-12➕COULTER, Donald George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-05-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799
Registered office
C/O 340b Craigs Road
Rasharkin
Ballymena
BT44 8RG
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HUTCHINSON, Peter Richard John→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-05-12
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HUTCHINSON, Peter Richard John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-05-12
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KELLY, Sharon Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-08-23
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ALLEN, Karen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-23 · resigned 2025-01-24
COULTER, Donald George→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2016-07-04
KELLY, Melvin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-08-23 · resigned 2025-12-31
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Recent filings (52 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-22