GARY GAULD TRANSPORT LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC265677 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-29
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£115.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,644

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£116k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£214k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£214kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£139.2k£157.2k
Current assets£214.5k£183.7k
Net assets£115.6k£110.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2019-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  18. 2004-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GARY GAULD TRANSPORT LTD.
  19. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    GAULD, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    GAULD, Gary appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    GAULD, Shirley appointed
    director
  22. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "GAULD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 64. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shirley Gauld
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Gary Gauld
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Office
Depot Road
Huntly
AB54 8JX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-22

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GAULD, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-29
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Active
GAULD, Gary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-29
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Active
GAULD, Shirley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property07/06/2004—
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Recent filings (57 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-10