GAULDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC187196 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-30

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£8.74M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.3y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (8 active, 18 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

130 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £8,737,131

Cash draining

Cash down 71% YoY

Cash YoY

-71%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£40k

↓ 71% YoY

Net Worth

£8.7m

↑ 7.3% YoY

Current Assets

£143k

↓ 70% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£10.60M	£10.10M
Current assets	£143.1k	£480.3k
Cash	£39.8k	£138.8k
Debtors	£103.3k	£341.5k
Net assets	£8.74M	£8.14M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (75 events)Click to expand

2025-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-10
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GAULD, Ashley appointed
director
2025-09-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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GAULD, Amanda appointed
director
2025-07-11
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
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GAULD, Barclay Keith appointed
director
2025-05-09
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GAULD, Louise Jane appointed
director
2024-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
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change-of-constitution · CC01
2022-04-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-03
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STEWART, Sharon appointed
director
2019-01-04
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Charge satisfied #16
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #24
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #23
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #22
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #21
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-24
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-21
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #15
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #14
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #13
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #12
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #10
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #9
2018-12-13
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-11-26
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-09-03
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STEWART, Sharon appointed
secretary
2012-08-30
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SMITH, Anne resigned
secretary
2008-09-03
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SMITH, Anne appointed
secretary
2008-06-30
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DONALD, Alexander William Durnin resigned
secretary
2008-06-30
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DONALD, Alexander William Durnin resigned
director
2008-03-01
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DONALD, Alexander William Durnin appointed
secretary
2008-03-01
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HARRISON, Allan Leslie resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 75 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GAULD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GAULD, Ashley (same surname) appointed 2025-09-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

8 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-06-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Gaulds Properties Ltd

22 Milnpark Street

Glasgow

G41 1BB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30