GILL & COMPANY (BRUCEFIELD)

🌳Matureactive
SC031666 · private-unlimited · incorporated 1956-07-17
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-05
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    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-06-05
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-06-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-01
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    GILL, Douglas William appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-06-01
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    GILL, Douglas William appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-01
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    GILL, Tracey appointed
    director
  9. 2015-11-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2014-10-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-11-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2012-12-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2011-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2010-11-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2009-11-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-11-03
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2009-11-03
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    officers · CH01
  18. 1956-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As GILL & COMPANY (BRUCEFIELD)

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GILL, Douglas William (same surname) appointed 2025-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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. John Douglas Gill
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016
Mr Douglas William Gill
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated1956-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Wilkhaven
Portmahomack
Tain
IV20 1RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

GILL, Douglas William→
secretary · appointed 2025-06-01
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GILL, John Douglas, Mr.→
secretary
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GILL, Douglas William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-06-01
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GILL, Hazel, Mrs.→
director · ~82y
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GILL, John Douglas, Mr.→
director · ~79y
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GILL, Tracey→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-10-23