LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC124767 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 35.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 35.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-11-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-29📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-07-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-28➖STEWART, Kevin Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕STEWART, Kevin Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖PECK, William David resigneddirector
- 2021-04-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31➖MACGREGOR, John Donald resigneddirector
- 2017-04-01➕HUNT, Patricia Mary appointedsecretary
- 2017-04-01➖NELSON, Gillian Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-31➖BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles resigneddirector
- 2014-07-01➕PECK, William David appointeddirector
- 2007-01-01➕HALL, Peter William appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➕HARTWRIGHT, John appointeddirector
- 2002-12-16➖BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles resignedsecretary
- 2002-12-16➕NELSON, Gillian Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-26➖HUTCHINSON, Patrick Richard resigneddirector
- 2002-07-01➕SHEPHEARD, Mark appointeddirector
- 1999-10-31➖MEASURES, Alan Richard resigneddirector
- 1998-04-01➕LEDDINGTON-HILL, Keith John appointeddirector
- 1990-08-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1990-06-14➕HOBSON, Robin Quentin Greig appointeddirector
- 1990-06-14➕BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles appointedsecretary
- 1990-06-14➖DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-06-14➕BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles appointeddirector
- 1990-06-14➖BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence resignednominee-director
- 1990-06-14➕HUTCHINSON, Patrick Richard appointeddirector
- 1990-06-14➕MACGREGOR, John Donald appointeddirector
- 1990-06-14➕MEASURES, Alan Richard appointeddirector
- 1990-06-14➖MINTO, Bruce Watson resigneddirector
- 1990-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
- 1990-05-02➕DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-05-02➕BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence appointednominee-director
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Laurence Gould Partnership Eot Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Laurence Gould Partnership Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
This company · SC124767
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Laurence Gould Partnership Eot Trustee Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Buchan House
Carnegie Campus
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 8PL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (6 active · 11 resigned)
HUNT, Patricia Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-04-01
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HALL, Peter William→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-01-01
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HARTWRIGHT, John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-07-01
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HOBSON, Robin Quentin Greig→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1990-06-14
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LEDDINGTON-HILL, Keith John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-04-01
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SHEPHEARD, Mark→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-01
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BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-06-14 · resigned 2002-12-16
NELSON, Gillian Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-16 · resigned 2017-04-01
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1990-06-14
BROOKES, Geoffrey Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1990-06-14 · resigned 2014-12-31
BRUCE, Roderick Lawrence→
Resignednominee-director · ~78y · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1990-06-14
HUTCHINSON, Patrick Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1990-06-14 · resigned 2002-08-26
MACGREGOR, John Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1990-06-14 · resigned 2018-12-31
MEASURES, Alan Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1990-06-14 · resigned 1999-10-31
MINTO, Bruce Watson→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1990-06-14
PECK, William David→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
STEWART, Kevin Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2025-06-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/08/1990 | 01/04/2021 |
Recent filings (136 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-11-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-07-29
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22