G WEBSTER MANUFACTURING JOINERY LIMITED

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SC469477 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£12.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,191
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,233 YoY
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£21k
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£21k£27k£34kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£17.5k£20.4k
Current assets£34.3k£33.0k
Cash£21.0k£12.3k
Debtors£630£16.6k
Net assets£12.2k£20.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-11-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-11-20
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-10-04
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As G WEBSTER MANUFACTURING JOINERY LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-10
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEBSTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Webster
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Joseph Michael Ewen Websterceased 25/01/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Audrey Lyn Websterceased 26/05/2021· 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
Incorporated2014-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood

Registered office

2nd Floor 22-24 Blythswood Square
Glasgow
G2 4BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WEBSTER, Gordon→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-02-10
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-11