GF LUBRICANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC509795 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£57
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £57

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£57
↑ 470% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£41kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£13.4k£19.6k
Current assets£41.4k£31.8k
Net assets£57£10

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.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GF LUBRICANTS LTD
  18. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    FORSYTH, Gordon Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Alexander Forsyth
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

10 Gallipoli Place
Larbert
FK5 4WX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FORSYTH, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18