G & B (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC112779 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£25.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.4y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 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.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£25k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.1k£25.1k
Cash£100£100
Net assets£25.1k£25.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-12-29
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  5. 2022-11-30
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  6. 2022-08-18
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    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-06
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  8. 2020-12-18
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  9. 2019-11-13
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  10. 2018-12-21
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  11. 2017-11-01
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  12. 2016-12-06
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  13. 2015-12-09
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  14. 2015-07-06
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  15. 2014-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-06-09
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    SHAFIQUE, Mohammed appointed
    director
  17. 2004-06-09
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    SHAFIQ, Aftab resigned
    director
  18. 2001-11-23
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    RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2001-11-23
    ➖
    CURRAN, Bernard resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-11-23
    ➖
    CURRAN, Bernard resigned
    director
  21. 2001-11-23
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    CURRAN, Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2001-11-23
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    SHAFIQ, Aftab appointed
    director
  23. 2001-11-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  24. 1989-12-31
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    COWAN, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  25. 1989-12-31
    ➖
    COWAN, Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 1989-12-31
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    MILHOLM, Robert Morton resigned
    director
  27. 1988-12-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1988-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As G & B (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  29. 1988-08-16
    ➕
    COWAN, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  30. 1988-08-16
    ➕
    COWAN, Stephen appointed
    director
  31. 1988-08-16
    ➕
    MILHOLM, Robert Morton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Shafique
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence01/07/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 3 Morris Park
37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAFIQUE, Mohammed→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COWAN, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1988-08-16 · resigned 1989-12-31
Resigned
CURRAN, Bernard→
secretary · resigned 2001-11-23
Resigned
COWAN, Stephen→
director · ~72y · appointed 1988-08-16 · resigned 1989-12-31
Resigned
CURRAN, Bernard→
director · ~82y · resigned 2001-11-23
Resigned
CURRAN, Mary→
director · ~103y · resigned 2001-11-23
Resigned
MILHOLM, Robert Morton→
director · ~88y · appointed 1988-08-16 · resigned 1989-12-31
Resigned
SHAFIQ, Aftab→
director · ~47y · appointed 2001-11-23 · resigned 2004-06-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property23/11/2001—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property13/12/1988—
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Recent filings (106 total)

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2025-12-23
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2025-09-10
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2024-12-30
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2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13