G & P ENGLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC176620 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.75M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45310SIC 45310
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,745,331
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.4m
↑ 9.4% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£411k£823k£1.2m£1.6m£2.1mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.76M£1.59M
Current assets£2.06M£1.88M
Cash£1.44M£1.31M
Debtors£597.5k£540.0k
Net assets£1.75M£1.58M

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-01-19
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    ENGLAND, George Biddie resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2020-12-01
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    ENGLAND, Ross appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-03
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  15. 2020-07-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-07-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2019-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-08-31
    ➕
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-08-31
    ➖
    CRAIGENS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2009-08-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2006-07-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  24. 2006-02-08
    ➕
    ENGLAND, Gavin Grant appointed
    director
  25. 1997-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G & P ENGLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED
  26. 1997-06-19
    ➕
    ENGLAND, Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 1997-06-19
    ➕
    CRAIGENS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1997-06-19
    ➕
    ENGLAND, George Biddie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ENGLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Patricia England
Individual · British · DOB 03/1937 · age 89
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/11/2019

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
Incorporated1997-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

1 East Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6YQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENGLAND, Gavin Grant→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENGLAND, Patricia→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ENGLAND, Ross→
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIGENS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-06-19 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
ENGLAND, George Biddie→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-06-19 · resigned 2021-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property10/07/200604/08/2009

Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-12