BESTPUMP LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC267050 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-27

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£252.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46140

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). 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 6.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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 £252,909

Cash YoY

-29%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£130k

↓ 29% YoY

Net Worth

£253k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Assets

£705k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£294.5k	£246.8k
Current assets	£705.0k	£541.4k
Cash	£130.4k	£183.9k
Debtors	£375.9k	£268.7k
Net assets	£252.9k	£197.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-08-12
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-05-01
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incorporation · MA
2024-05-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
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capital · SH10
2024-04-30
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capital · SH08
2024-02-27
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mortgage · MR04
2024-02-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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officers · CH01
2023-08-17
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2023-08-17
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officers · CH01
2022-06-09
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officers · AP03
2022-06-09
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officers · TM02
2022-06-09
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capital · SH08
2022-05-30
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GILGANNON, Gary appointed
secretary
2022-05-30
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BEST, John resigned
secretary
2020-03-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
2019-04-30
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BEST, Joan appointed
director
2014-01-31
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GILGANNON, Ashley Margaret appointed
director
2011-03-01
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BEST, Joan resigned
director
2008-06-01
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BEST, Joan appointed
director
2004-04-27
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Company incorporated
As BESTPUMP LTD.
2004-04-27
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BEST, Jeff appointed
director
2004-04-27
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BEST, John appointed
director
2004-04-27
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BEST, John appointed
secretary
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-04-27
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEST" — 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.
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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary James Gilgannon Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/02/2024
Mrs Louise Best Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/02/2024
Mrs Ashley Margaret Gilgannon Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/04/2017
Mr Jeffrey Patrick Best Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	26/04/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Bestceased 30/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2004-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

Unit N 17 Dundyvan Way

Dundyvan Enterprise Park

Coatbridge

ML5 4FR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-13

Last: 2025-05-30