GORTON RESPONSE LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC431393 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees—200

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2024-09-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2024-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  12. 2021-08-31
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2021-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2012-08-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GORTON RESPONSE LTD
  22. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    SMALL, Joseph Gerard appointed
    director
  23. 2012-08-29
    ➕
    SMALL, Margaret Agnes appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Gerard Small
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Agnes Small
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-29
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: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SMALL, Joseph Gerard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-08-29
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Active
SMALL, Margaret Agnes→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-08-29
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-08-31