GBL HOSPITALITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC280899 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-01
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
£44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,842
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£75k£112k£150k£187kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£73.0k£77.1k
Current assets£157.9k£187.3k
Cash£79.1k£110.4k
Debtors£49.5k£50.6k
Net assets£44.8k£39.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-20
    ➕
    MCINTEE, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-02-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2025-01-16
    ➖
    MCINTEE, Gillian resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Benjamin Edward resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Benjamin Edward appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    MCINTEE, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-15
    ➖
    ANDERSON STRATHERN resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-04-11
    ➕
    MCINTEE, Gillian appointed
    director
  24. 2005-04-11
    ➕
    SMITH, Benjamin Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2005-04-11
    ➖
    BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigned
    director
  26. 2005-04-11
    ➖
    KERR, John Neilson resigned
    director
  27. 2005-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GBL HOSPITALITY LIMITED
  28. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON STRATHERN appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointed
    director
  30. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    KERR, John Neilson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Edward Smith
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
Miss Gillian Mcintee
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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

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6 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
Incorporated2005-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

604 Lanark Road
Juniper Green
EH14 5EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCINTEE, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2025-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTEE, Gillian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Benjamin Edward→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTEE, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2025-01-16
Resigned
SMITH, Benjamin Edward→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-25 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
ANDERSON STRATHERN→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2006-03-15
Resigned
BROWN, Simon Thomas David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-11
Resigned
KERR, John Neilson→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25