GILBERTSON & PAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00055762 · ltd · incorporated 1898-01-24

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10910

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

10920SIC 10920

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 42.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

24 officers (7 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

179 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (76 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-09-03
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Charge satisfied #13
2025-09-03
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Charge satisfied #11
2025-09-03
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Charge satisfied #10
2025-09-03
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Charge satisfied #9
2025-07-24
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accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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officers · AP01
2024-10-02
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WARE, Kate Louise Beata appointed
director
2024-09-17
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2022-09-09
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accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-04
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accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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accounts · AA
2019-03-04
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officers · TM01
2019-02-02
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WARE, Richard Ivor Wakefield resigned
director
2018-12-31
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GRAHAM, Diane Mary resigned
director
2018-12-31
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officers · TM01
2018-09-07
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2018-08-24
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HARRIS, James Andrew appointed
director
2016-10-01
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BOOTH, Alan resigned
director
2014-01-02
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-08-02
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2013-01-22
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2010-05-20
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Charge satisfied #8
2010-05-20
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Charge satisfied #7
2010-01-22
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2007-06-30
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NORTHOVER SMITH, Ian resigned
director
2007-06-01
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WONG, Kim Kong appointed
director
2007-01-01
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WONG, Kim Kong appointed
secretary
2006-12-31
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GRAHAM, Dianne Mary resigned
secretary
2006-10-01
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WARE, Christopher Arthur Cory appointed
director
2004-07-27
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BOOTH, Alan appointed
director
2002-09-17
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GRAHAM, Diane Mary appointed
director
2002-08-06
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THESIGER, Nina Frances resigned
director
2001-08-28
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FLETCHER, Derek Frederick resigned
director
2001-06-26
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FLETCHER, Derek Frederick appointed
director
2000-09-26
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NORTHOVER SMITH, Ian appointed
director
2000-06-27
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BATTERSBY, Richard Godfrey appointed
director
2000-05-22
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LOWE, John Anthony resigned
director
2000-05-02
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BASS, Arthur Norman resigned
director
1999-12-31
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RANKIN, Harold Donaldson Patrick resigned
director
1998-06-03
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Charge satisfied #5
1998-05-13
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Arthur Cory Ware Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	10/09/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Ivor Wakefield Wareceased 02/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1898-01-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

45/55 Brownfields

Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire

AL7 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05