NORTHERN PEAT AND MOSS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC479594 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08920
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,973,622
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.97M | £1.69M |
| Current assets | £1.69M | £1.32M |
| Net assets | £1.97M | £1.69M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-01➕GALL, Julie Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-07➕GILLIES, Iain appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07➖GILLIES, Iain resigneddirector
- 2022-10-07➖GODSMAN, Neil Mackie resigneddirector
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTHERN PEAT AND MOSS LIMITED
- 2014-06-09➕GALL, Russell John appointeddirector
- 2014-06-09➕GODSMAN, Neil Mackie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Iain Gillies Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2022 |
Mr Russell John Gall Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neil Mackie Godsmanceased 07/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC08920 — SIC 08920
Registered office
3 Clairmont Gardens
Glasgow
G3 7LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GALL, Julie Margaret→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALL, Russell John→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-06-09
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GILLIES, Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2022-10-07
GODSMAN, Neil Mackie→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2022-10-07
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31