GOLDS SOLICITORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04798733 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-13

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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 Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

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2023-06-19
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2022-06-15
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2022-05-31
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2021-06-14
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2020-06-05
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2019-06-27
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2018-05-31
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2017-06-05
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2016-07-11
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2016-06-13
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2015-07-10
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2013-04-30
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SIMPSON, Wrightson resigned
director
2012-01-24
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HICKEY, Daniel Edward resigned
director
2011-03-01
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SIMPSON, Wrightson appointed
director
2010-01-31
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GOLD, Stephen Howard resigned
director
2008-10-23
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BURGESS, Isobel resigned
director
2007-03-30
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MARSHALL, Craig Alexander appointed
secretary
2007-03-30
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SIMPSON, Ellis resigned
secretary
2007-03-30
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CLARK, Gary resigned
director
2007-03-30
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EDWARDS, Jonathan Philip resigned
director
2007-03-30
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SIMPSON, Ellis resigned
director
2006-08-08
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CLYDE, John Mair resigned
director
2006-08-08
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SCOTT, Myra resigned
director
2005-08-22
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BURGESS, Isobel appointed
director
2004-06-09
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LEWIS, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2004-03-05
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RICHARDSON, Jennifer resigned
director
2003-12-01
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RICHARDSON, Jennifer appointed
director
2003-10-01
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HICKEY, Daniel Edward appointed
director
2003-07-31
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CLYDE, John Mair appointed
director
2003-07-31
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LEWIS, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2003-07-31
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SCOTT, Myra appointed
director
2003-06-13
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Company incorporated
As GOLDS SOLICITORS LIMITED
2003-06-13
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HIGGINS, Mark appointed
director
2003-06-13
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MARSHALL, Craig Alexander appointed
director
2003-06-13
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SIMPSON, Ellis appointed
secretary
2003-06-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-13
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CLARK, Gary appointed
director
2003-06-13
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EDWARDS, Jonathan Philip appointed
director
2003-06-13
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GOLD, Stephen Howard appointed
director
2003-06-13
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SIMPSON, Ellis appointed
director
2003-06-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-13
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
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2003-06-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
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2003-06-13
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Group structure

Irwin Mitchell Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Irwin Mitchell Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GOLDS SOLICITORS LIMITED

This company · 04798733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Irwin Mitchell Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Riverside East

2 Millsands

Sheffield

South Yorkshire

S3 8DT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-19

Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

MARSHALL, Craig Alexander→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HIGGINS, Mark→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-06-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARSHALL, Craig Alexander→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SIMPSON, Ellis→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2007-03-30

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-06-13

Resigned

BURGESS, Isobel→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2008-10-23

Resigned

CLARK, Gary→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2007-03-30

Resigned

CLYDE, John Mair→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2006-08-08

Resigned

EDWARDS, Jonathan Philip→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2007-03-30

Resigned

GOLD, Stephen Howard→

director · ~77y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2010-01-31

Resigned

HICKEY, Daniel Edward→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2012-01-24

Resigned

LEWIS, Stephen Mark→

director · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2004-06-09

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Jennifer→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2004-03-05

Resigned

SCOTT, Myra→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2006-08-08

Resigned

SIMPSON, Ellis→

director · ~69y · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2007-03-30

Resigned

SIMPSON, Wrightson→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2013-04-30

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-06-13

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-13 · resigned 2003-06-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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2024-07-10

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2023-10-12

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2023-07-19

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2023-06-19

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2022-07-05

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2022-06-15

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2022-06-08

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2022-05-31

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2021-07-02

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accounts · AA

2021-06-14

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