GORROD, DAVIE, KEMP, WALKER & COMPANY, LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC008997 · ltd · incorporated 1914-02-23

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 44.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 44.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	4	400

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts · AA
2025-02-11
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accounts · AA
2024-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-02
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capital · SH10
2021-02-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-02-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-02
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officers · AP01
2020-12-01
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HALLIWELL, Patricia appointed
director
2020-07-27
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mortgage · MR04
2020-07-27
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Charge satisfied #4
2020-02-25
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accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-10-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-10-22
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-04-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-03-26
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HALLIWELL, Patricia appointed
secretary
1999-03-26
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DICKIE, Colin Chalmers resigned
secretary
1999-03-26
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DICKIE, Colin Chalmers resigned
director
1997-05-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
1997-04-30
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DEUCHAR, John Philip resigned
director
1997-04-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Tsb Bank Scotland PLC
1997-04-10
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Charge satisfied #1
1993-01-01
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HALLIWELL, Timothy Laurence appointed
director
1981-11-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1914-02-23
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Company incorporated
As GORROD, DAVIE, KEMP, WALKER & COMPANY, LIMITED

Owner dependency

84/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 112 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Patricia Halliwell Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	11/02/2021
Mr Timothy Laurence Halliwell Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1914-02-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Gourdieburn

Potterton

Aberdeen

AB23 8UY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-04

Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HALLIWELL, Patricia→

secretary · appointed 1999-03-26

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Active

HALLIWELL, Patricia→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-12-01

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Active

HALLIWELL, Timothy Laurence→

director · ~63y · appointed 1993-01-01

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Active

DICKIE, Colin Chalmers→

secretary · resigned 1999-03-26

Resigned

DEUCHAR, John Philip→

director · ~87y · resigned 1997-04-30

Resigned

DICKIE, Colin Chalmers→

director · ~84y · resigned 1999-03-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	22/10/2013	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	11/04/2013	27/07/2020
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	05/05/1997	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	23/04/1997	24/10/2013
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	04/11/1981	10/04/1997

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