GIBSON BROTHERS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC794964 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,519
Very low cash
Cash position: £39

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39
Net Worth
-£16k
Current Assets
£994
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£-15.5k
Current assets£994
Cash£39
Debtors£955
Net assets£-15.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-04-08
    GIBSON, Carol Lynn appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-27
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2024-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GIBSON BROTHERS LTD
  8. 2024-01-12
    GIBSON, Grant Craig appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +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 "GIBSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carol Lynn Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/04/2024
Mr Grant Craig Gibson
Individual · Australian · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/01/2024

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
Incorporated2024-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

11 Seamount Court
Aberdeen
AB25 1DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GIBSON, Carol Lynn
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-04-08
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Active
GIBSON, Grant Craig
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-12
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-12