A.C.GILBERT & SON,LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00128636 · ltd · incorporated 1913-04-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 50.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 50.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 50.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£89k£179k£268k£358k£447kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£447.3k
Current assets—£145.1k
Net assets—£447.3k
Average employees200—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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  2. 2025-03-19
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  3. 2024-03-28
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-05-19
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  6. 2022-05-19
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  7. 2022-03-28
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  8. 2021-06-22
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  9. 2020-03-26
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  10. 2019-03-27
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  11. 2018-03-29
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  12. 2017-03-31
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  13. 2016-09-22
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  14. 2016-08-31
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  15. 2016-08-31
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  16. 2016-08-17
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    WHITE, Helen Clare appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-08-17
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    RAVELL, William Stuart resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-07-01
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    RAVELL, Enid Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #7
  20. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #6
  21. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2014-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2014-06-09
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    RAVELL, William Stuart appointed
    secretary
  26. 2014-06-09
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    WHITE, Helen Clare resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-12-03
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    ORR, Judy Blanche resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-12-03
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    WHITE, Helen Clare appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-12-23
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    ORR, Judy Blanche appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-12-19
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    RAVELL, Freda Margaret resigned
    secretary
  31. 1999-12-19
    ➖
    RAVELL, Freda Margaret resigned
    director
  32. 1996-07-01
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    CONEY, Alan Richard resigned
    director
  33. 1994-10-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1994-08-31
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    RAVELL, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  35. 1990-10-19
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    Charge satisfied #5
  36. 1990-09-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 1990-07-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 1985-09-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  39. 1983-08-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  40. 1975-12-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1975-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1913-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A.C.GILBERT & SON,LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 113 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Stuart Ravell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1940 · age 86
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1913-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Watermill Farm Kirkby Green
Scopwick
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 3PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WHITE, Helen Clare→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-17
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Active
RAVELL, Enid Helen→
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
RAVELL, William Stuart→
director · ~86y
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Active
ORR, Judy Blanche→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-23 · resigned 2000-12-03
Resigned
RAVELL, Freda Margaret→
secretary · resigned 1999-12-19
Resigned
RAVELL, William Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2016-08-17
Resigned
WHITE, Helen Clare→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-03 · resigned 2014-06-09
Resigned
CONEY, Alan Richard→
director · ~79y · resigned 1996-07-01
Resigned
RAVELL, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~82y · resigned 1994-08-31
Resigned
RAVELL, Freda Margaret→
director · ~113y · resigned 1999-12-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/10/199431/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property26/09/199031/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property31/07/199019/10/1990
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Charge supplemental to a mortgage debenture dated 8/9/75.1 property25/09/198531/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property02/08/198331/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property08/12/197531/10/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property08/09/197531/10/2014

Recent filings (115 total)

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2025-11-16
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2025-03-19
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2024-12-11
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2024-03-28
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2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
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officers · CH01
2022-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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2021-11-17
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accounts · AA
2021-06-22
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2020-11-18
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2020-03-26