HILLEBRAND GORI SCOTLAND LTD
📈Growthactive
SC070599 · ltd · incorporated 1980-02-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£43.71M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 29.9y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £4,354,277
Turnover YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43.71M | £39.39M |
| Gross profit | £8.78M | £6.85M |
| Operating profit | £4.28M | £1.17M |
| Profit before tax | £4.35M | £1.28M |
| Average employees | 7000 | 7700 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31➖DAVIES, Russell Adam resigneddirector
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01➕BAKER, Carolyn Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-01➕ANSELL, Steven William appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01➕BAKER, Carolyn Leigh appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-31➖KELLY, Joanne Christina resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-31➖HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-01-31➖KELLY, Joanne Christina resigneddirector
- 2023-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01➕DAVIES, Russell Adam appointeddirector
- 2018-06-30➖DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert resigneddirector
- 2018-06-01➕HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➖MAWER, George David resigneddirector
- 2017-03-31➖BROCK, Kevin Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-03-31➕DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31➕KELLY, Joanne Christina appointeddirector
- 2015-06-01➕MAWER, George David appointeddirector
- 2015-05-31➖BRYSON, James resigneddirector
- 2013-06-21➖DESBOIS, Gerard resigneddirector
- 2009-02-13➖BERNARD, Christophe resigneddirector
- 2007-05-11➕KELLY, Joanne Christina appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-18➖TARELLI, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-01➕BRYSON, James appointeddirector
- 2006-10-01➖MCCORMICK, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2006-10-01➖QUAIL, Ann Marie resigneddirector
- 2006-01-01➕QUAIL, Ann Marie appointeddirector
- 2004-12-13➕TARELLI, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-30➖WATSON, Michael Miller resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-22➖LINDSAY, Colin James resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-22➕WATSON, Michael Miller appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➕BERNARD, Christophe appointeddirector
- 2003-05-01➕BROCK, Kevin Richard appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven William Ansell Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/12/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Russell Adam Daviesceased 31/12/2025· significant influence
- Mr George David Mawerceased 01/04/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. MUNDELL LIMITED→ SC054931 · est 1974 | £1.96M £1.47M–£2.45M | — | — | 54 | 52y | 83 | 64y |
| GALLANACH MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC769319 · est 2023 | £72.6k £54.5k–£90.8k | £28.2k | — | 200 | 2y | 84 | 50y |
| A M TRANSPORT (CAMPBELTOWN) LTD.→ SC355750 · est 2009 | — | — | £827.4k | — | 17y | 82 | 68y |
| AAI INTERNATIONAL SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC383141 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 800 | 15y | 82 | 71y |
| BOYDS COACH HIRE LIMITED→ SC150742 · est 1994 | — | — | £476.2k | — | 31y | 82 | 63y |
| BRIAN ADAM`S TRANSPORT LIMITED→ SC307386 · est 2006 | — | — | £642.7k | — | 19y | 82 | 59y |
| BROOKFIELD SECURITIES LIMITED→ SC015861 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 96y | 82 | 66y |
| CRD INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC257963 · est 2003 | — | — | £130.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 70y |
| D.W. PARKER LIMITED→ SC241950 · est 2003 | — | — | £433.1k | — | 23y | 82 | 58y |
| FALKIRK CAR CARRIERS LTD.→ SC228015 · est 2002 | — | — | — | 16 | 24y | 82 | 60y |
| FLYING SCOT GLASGOW LIMITED→ SC182653 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 82 | 68y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities
Registered office
Riverside Braehead
4 Kings Inch Way
Renfrew
PA4 8YU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04
Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)
BAKER, Carolyn Leigh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANSELL, Steven William→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAKER, Carolyn Leigh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DRUMMOND, James→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-07-17
KELLY, Joanne Christina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-11 · resigned 2024-01-31
LINDSAY, Colin James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-21 · resigned 2004-09-22
NEWLANDS, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-07-18 · resigned 2000-02-21
TARELLI, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-13 · resigned 2007-04-18
WATSON, Michael Miller→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-22 · resigned 2004-11-30
BERNARD, Christophe→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2009-02-13
BROCK, Kevin Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
BRYSON, James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2015-05-31
DAVIES, Russell Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
DESBOIS, Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-03-16 · resigned 2013-06-21
DESREUMAUX, Sebastien Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2018-06-30
EBERT, Paul Wilhelm→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2000-03-16
HERMAN, Gavin Steward, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2024-01-31
KELLY, Joanne Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-03-31 · resigned 2024-01-31
MAWER, George David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2018-06-01
MCCORMICK, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2006-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 17/05/1996 | 11/02/2022 |
Recent filings (144 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02