G J PATERSON LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC487549 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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| Total assets | — | £15.6k |
| Current assets | — | £10.3k |
| Cash | — | £10.3k |
| Net assets | — | £-4.1k |
| Average employees | -100 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs G J PATERSON LTD
- 2014-09-25➕PATERSON, Anna Elise appointeddirector
- 2014-09-25➕PATERSON, Graeme James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PATERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Graeme James Paterson Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Anna Elise Paterson Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Burrian
Sandwick
Stromness
KW16 3HY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PATERSON, Anna Elise→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Graeme James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15