GEST PROPERTIES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC686913 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-25

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£31.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £31,547

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£32k

↑ 64% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↑ 79% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£31.5k	£19.2k
Current assets	£16.2k	£9.1k
Net assets	£31.5k	£19.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-07-08
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accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-05
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capital · RP04SH01
2021-03-04
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-02-04
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TORPEY, Emma Angela appointed
director
2021-02-04
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TORPEY, Greig Stuart, Dr appointed
director
2021-02-04
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TORPEY, Scott Robert appointed
director
2021-02-04
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officers · AP01
2021-02-04
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officers · AP01
2021-02-04
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capital · SH01
2021-02-04
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officers · AP01
2021-02-01
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TORPEY, Karen appointed
director
2021-02-01
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officers · AP01
2021-01-25
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Company incorporated
As GEST PROPERTIES LTD
2021-01-25
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TORPEY, Karen appointed
secretary
2021-01-25
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TORPEY, Stuart George appointed
director
2021-01-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stuart George Torpey Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	25/01/2021
Mrs Karen Torpey Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	25/01/2021

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

Incorporated2021-01-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

8 Overton Walk

Dyce

Aberdeen

AB21 7FZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07