GORDONSTOUN TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC138154 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-04

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

—

year to Aug 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-08-31
Average employees	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 4 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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officers · TM01
2026-03-27
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officers · AP01
2026-03-27
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officers · AP03
2026-03-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-08
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SHIRRIFFS, Joanna appointed
secretary
2026-03-08
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THOMAS, Ruaraidh appointed
director
2026-03-08
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MUIR, Pamela Anne resigned
secretary
2026-03-08
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WHITE, David Leslie Crawford resigned
director
2025-06-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
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STEWART, Alastair resigned
director
2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2025-02-18
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officers · TM01
2024-05-27
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accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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BACON, Robert Gilmore resigned
director
2024-02-13
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officers · TM01
2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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AYRE, Victoria resigned
director
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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officers · AP01
2020-11-17
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officers · AP01
2020-11-17
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officers · AP01
2020-11-17
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officers · AP01
2020-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-05
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KEW, Russell appointed
director
2020-11-05
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AYRE, Victoria appointed
director
2020-11-05
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BACON, Robert Gilmore appointed
director
2020-11-05
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WHITE, David Leslie Crawford appointed
director
2020-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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MILLER, Graham Anthony, Sir resigned
director
2019-06-10
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STEWART, Alastair appointed
director
2018-02-19
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MUIR, Pamela Anne appointed
secretary
2017-12-20
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BROWN, Hugh Spence resigned
secretary
2017-06-26
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BURNS, Gillian Elise resigned
director
2014-02-24
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MILLER, Graham Anthony, Sir appointed
director
2014-02-24
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ORD, Peter John resigned
director
2013-11-18
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BURNS, Gillian Elise appointed
director
2013-11-18
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YEOMAN, John resigned
director
2011-02-14
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PYPER, Mark Christopher Spring-Rice resigned
director
2010-05-03
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ORD, Peter John appointed
director
2009-02-20
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YEOMAN, John appointed
director
2008-11-03
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NICHOLSON, John Richard resigned
director
2006-02-07
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BROWN, Hugh Spence appointed
secretary
2006-02-07
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WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson resigned
secretary
2003-05-16
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WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson appointed
secretary
2003-05-15
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SPENCER, John Robert, Squadron Leader resigned
secretary
2000-01-17
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NICHOLSON, John Richard appointed
director
1999-10-18
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JOHNSTON, Grenville Shaw, Lt Colonel resigned
director
1996-08-16
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BROWN, James Ogg, Commander resigned
secretary
1996-08-16
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SPENCER, John Robert, Squadron Leader appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MUIR, Pamela Anne resigned 2026-03-08; STEWART, Alastair resigned 2025-06-09; WHITE, David Leslie Crawford resigned 2026-03-08

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Incorporated1992-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Gordonstoun School

Duffus

Elgin

Morayshire

IV30 5RF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

SHIRRIFFS, Joanna→

secretary · appointed 2026-03-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KEW, Russell→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-11-05

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Active

THOMAS, Ruaraidh→

director · ~57y · appointed 2026-03-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARR, George Jefferson→

secretary · appointed 1992-05-04 · resigned 1994-02-14

Resigned

BROWN, Hugh Spence→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-07 · resigned 2017-12-20

Resigned

BROWN, James Ogg, Commander→

secretary · appointed 1994-02-14 · resigned 1996-08-16

Resigned

MUIR, Pamela Anne→

secretary · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2026-03-08

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-04 · resigned 1992-05-04

Resigned

SPENCER, John Robert, Squadron Leader→

secretary · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 2003-05-15

Resigned

WHITTLE, Colin Douglas Richardson→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-16 · resigned 2006-02-07

Resigned

AYRE, Victoria→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2023-02-27

Resigned

BACON, Robert Gilmore→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-11-05 · resigned 2024-03-04

Resigned

BURNS, Gillian Elise→

director · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2017-06-26

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Grenville Shaw, Lt Colonel→

director · ~81y · appointed 1992-11-09 · resigned 1999-10-18

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-05-04 · resigned 1992-05-04

Resigned

MACDONALD, Angus Stewart→

director · ~91y · appointed 1992-05-04 · resigned 1996-01-15

Resigned

MILLER, Graham Anthony, Sir→

director · ~75y · appointed 2014-02-24 · resigned 2019-06-10

Resigned

NICHOLSON, John Richard→

director · ~82y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2008-11-03

Resigned

ORD, Peter John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2010-05-03 · resigned 2014-02-24

Resigned

PYPER, Mark Christopher Spring-Rice→

director · ~79y · appointed 1992-05-08 · resigned 2011-02-14

Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-03-27

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-03-27

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-05-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-06-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-05-31