GODDARD ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC281793 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35130
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,704
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,988 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.7k£17.7k
Current assets£22.3k£35.9k
Net assets£7.7k£17.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-17
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  7. 2021-08-04
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  8. 2021-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-08-04
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-08-04
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-08-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2006-08-22
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    GODDARD, Andrea Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2005-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GODDARD ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.
  20. 2005-03-18
    ➕
    GODDARD, Andrea Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-03-18
    ➕
    GODDARD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-03-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-03-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-03-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GODDARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Andrea Helen Goddard
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Christopher John Goddard
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

10 Knockbreck Street
Tain
Ross Shire
IV19 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GODDARD, Andrea Helen→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODDARD, Andrea Helen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODDARD, Christopher John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2005-03-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2005-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-04