GORTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC267206 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-28
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £31,988
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
£32k
Current Assets
£32k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.4k | — |
| Current assets | £32.5k | — |
| Cash | £6.9k | — |
| Debtors | £25.5k | — |
| Net assets | £32.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-20📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2022-04-20📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2005-02-23➕SMALL, Margaret Agnes appointeddirector
- 2004-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs GORTON CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2004-04-28➕SMALL, Margaret Agnes appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-28➕SMALL, Joseph Gerard appointeddirector
- 2004-04-28➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-28➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Joseph Gerard Small Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Margaret Agnes Small Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Coast Business Centre 11 Ainslie Street
West Pitkerro Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD5 3RR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SMALL, Margaret Agnes→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-04-28
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SMALL, Joseph Gerard→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-04-28
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SMALL, Margaret Agnes→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-23
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-28 · resigned 2004-04-28
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Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-25