FINLAYSON GORE LIMITED

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SC233769 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-04
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees2200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2023-11-27
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  4. 2022-11-28
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  5. 2021-11-30
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  6. 2020-07-03
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  7. 2019-11-28
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2017-11-28
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  10. 2016-12-13
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  11. 2016-01-11
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  12. 2015-07-07
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  13. 2014-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-07
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2008-05-01
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    FINLAYSON, Eilidh Margaret Catherine appointed
    director
  17. 2007-10-08
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    FINLAYSON, Eilidh Margaret Catherine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-10-08
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    GORE, Alison Catherine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-09-05
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    GORE, Derek Cyril appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-05
    ➕
    GORE, Alison Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-09-05
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    MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-09-05
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    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
    nominee-director
  23. 2002-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As FINLAYSON GORE LIMITED
  24. 2002-07-04
    ➕
    MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-07-04
    ➕
    HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FINLAYSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Eilidh Margaret Catherine Finlayson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016
Mr Derek Cyril Gore
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

27 Dalrymple Street
Dundee
Tayside
DD2 2DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FINLAYSON, Eilidh Margaret Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINLAYSON, Eilidh Margaret Catherine→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-05-01
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Active
GORE, Derek Cyril→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORE, Alison Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-05 · resigned 2007-10-08
Resigned
MESSRS THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2002-09-05
Resigned
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2002-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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2025-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-29