GOLDEN WINDHORSE BIO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC232567 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£57.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
66 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £57,841

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£58k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£15.4k£15.4k
Net assets£57.8k£57.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-23
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  3. 2024-03-25
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  4. 2024-01-04
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  5. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-26
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  7. 2021-05-09
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  8. 2020-03-17
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  9. 2019-03-31
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  10. 2018-03-30
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  11. 2017-03-30
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  12. 2016-06-14
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  13. 2016-05-18
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  14. 2015-06-25
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  15. 2015-03-31
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  16. 2014-06-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLDEN WINDHORSE BIO TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
  18. 2002-06-11
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    MORAN, Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-06-11
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    MORAN, Suzanne appointed
    director
  20. 2002-06-11
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    QUINLAN FORDE, Ralph, Mr. appointed
    director
  21. 2002-06-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  22. 2002-06-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  23. 2002-06-11
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-06-11
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Ralph Quinlan
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/06/2017

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
Incorporated2002-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West Georges Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MORAN, Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-11
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Active
MORAN, Suzanne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-06-11
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Active
QUINLAN FORDE, Ralph, Mr.→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-06-11
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2002-06-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-11 · resigned 2002-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-11