GATEWAY PFI LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC267372 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-04

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
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MCINALLY, Claire Agnes appointed
director
2025-02-11
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RICHARDS, John Steel resigned
director
2024-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-29
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-01-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-23
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ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-01-23
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-12-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2015-04-01
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JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
director
2015-04-01
➖
MACDONALD, Donald Fyffe resigned
director
2015-04-01
➕
RICHARDS, John Steel appointed
director
2015-03-31
➖
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
director
2012-12-19
➖
OAG, Stuart Charles resigned
director
2012-06-06
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MACDONALD, Donald Fyffe appointed
director
2012-06-06
➖
OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson resigned
director
2008-02-15
➖
ALLISON, Glenn Fraser Whyte resigned
director
2008-02-15
➕
OAG, Stuart Charles appointed
director
2007-11-06
➖
FLETCHER, Dylan resigned
director
2007-11-06
➕
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
director
2007-09-18
➕
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-09-18
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-09-14
➕
ALLISON, Glenn Fraser Whyte appointed
director
2007-09-14
➖
KING, Allan Duncan resigned
director
2004-05-04
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Company incorporated
As GATEWAY PFI LIMITED
2004-05-04
➕
SPILLER, David Robert appointed
director
2004-05-04
➕
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-04
➕
FLETCHER, Dylan appointed
director
2004-05-04
➕
KING, Allan Duncan appointed
director
2004-05-04
➕
OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
David Robert Spiller Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-05-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Exchange Tower, 19 Canning Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8EH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-18

Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-01-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCINALLY, Claire Agnes→

director · ~50y · appointed 2025-02-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SPILLER, David Robert→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-05-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2024-01-23

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2017-10-27

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2007-09-18

Resigned

ALLISON, Glenn Fraser Whyte→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2008-02-15

Resigned

FLETCHER, Dylan→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2007-11-06

Resigned

JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

KING, Allan Duncan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2007-09-14

Resigned

MACDONALD, Donald Fyffe→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-06 · resigned 2015-04-01

Resigned

OAG, Stuart Charles→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-02-15 · resigned 2012-12-19

Resigned

OGILVIE, Duncan Henderson→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2012-06-06

Resigned

RICHARDS, John Steel→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2025-02-11

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-11-03

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-10-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-10-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-08

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-05-08

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2024-01-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-09-29