THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED HOUSEKEEPING COMPANY LTD

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SC537202 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£12.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £12,515

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£34k-£24k-£15k-£6k£3k£13kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£2.7k£8.8k
Current assets£4.5k£10.5k
Net assets£12.5k£-33.6k

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

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-30
    ACCOUNTANCY SCOTLAND LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE GOOD OLD FASHIONED HOUSEKEEPING COMPANY LTD
  14. 2016-06-06
    CUSICK, Bernadette appointed
    director
  15. 2016-06-06
    ACCOUNTANCY SCOTLAND LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2016-06-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Bernadette Cusick
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC97000 — Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel

Registered office

42 Broomlea Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 7NR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CUSICK, Bernadette
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-06-06
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Active
ACCOUNTANCY SCOTLAND LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08