G D F INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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SC358711 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£386.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £386,937
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£387k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£77k£155k£232k£310k£387kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£386.9k£346.3k
Current assets£47.1k£37.1k
Cash£45.6k£35.6k
Debtors£1.5k£1.5k
Net assets£386.9k£346.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-21
    ➕
    FRASER, Donna appointed
    director
  18. 2009-05-13
    ➕
    FRASER, Donna appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-05-13
    ➕
    FRASER, George Gabriel appointed
    director
  20. 2009-05-13
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2009-05-13
    ➖
    MUNRO, Donald John resigned
    director
  22. 2009-05-13
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2009-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As G D F INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  24. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    MUNRO, Donald John appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-27
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Gabriel Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest05/05/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

7 Fairways Altonburn Road
Nairn
Highland
IV12 5NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FRASER, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Donna→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-21
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Active
FRASER, George Gabriel→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-05-13
Resigned
MUNRO, Donald John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-05-13
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2009-04-27 · resigned 2009-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-01