RODERICK GUNKEL & ASSOCIATES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC242711 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-22
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-21
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  5. 2024-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-01
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    CASSIDY, John Christopher appointed
    director
  7. 2024-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-04
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    GUNKEL, Hilary Susan Dansey resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-04-04
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    CASSIDY, John Christopher resigned
    director
  14. 2022-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-01
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    CASSIDY, John Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2015-10-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2007-10-03
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    HAMILL, Lesley Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2003-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As RODERICK GUNKEL & ASSOCIATES LTD.
  25. 2003-01-22
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    GUNKEL, Roderick Brian appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    GUNKEL, Hilary Susan Dansey appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-01-22
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-01-22
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "GUNKEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Roderick Brian Gunkel
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2003-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Orchardlea
Callander
Perthshire
FK17 8BG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CASSIDY, John Christopher→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNKEL, Roderick Brian→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILL, Lesley Anne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNKEL, Hilary Susan Dansey→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
CASSIDY, John Christopher→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property21/10/2015—
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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-20
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2024-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-04