GAUNTLET CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC495335 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£82.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £82,875

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£83k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£44k£66k£88k£110kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£82.9k£66.2k
Current assets£110.2k£85.8k
Net assets£82.9k£66.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-06-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-19
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-04-06
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    WEST, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    director
  14. 2016-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GAUNTLET CONSULTING LTD
  18. 2015-01-16
    ➕
    WEST, David Jonathan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr David Jonathan West
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Fiona Elizabeth West
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3 Saddlers Court
Auchterarder
Pertshire
PH3 1RD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WEST, David Jonathan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-01-16
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Active
WEST, Fiona Elizabeth→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-25