GOWANS PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD
Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2022-06-30 | 2021-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2023-11-07📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-11-07🏁Company dissolved
- 2023-08-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-02📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs GOWANS PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD
- 2016-06-03➕GOWANS, Darren Victor Edward appointeddirector
- 2016-06-03➕GOWANS, Dean John Ronald appointeddirector
- 2016-06-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 "GOWANS" — 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-11-07
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dean John Ronald Gowans Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/06/2016 |
Mr Darren Victor Edward Gowans Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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