GERTRUDE PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04428132 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 21.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2005-02-04🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-02-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-02-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-02-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-01-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-05-01➕MYER, Timothy Ernest appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➕MYER, Jane appointeddirector
- 2003-05-01➖MYER, Jane resignedsecretary
- 2003-05-01➖MYER, Timothy Ernest resigneddirector
- 2002-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs GERTRUDE PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2002-04-30➕MYER, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-30➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-30➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-30➕MYER, Timothy Ernest appointeddirector
- 2002-04-30➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-04-30➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Timothy Ernest Myer Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jane Myer Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MYER, Timothy Ernest→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MYER, Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2003-05-01
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-04-30
MYER, Timothy Ernest→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2003-05-01
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2002-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/02/2005 | 30/11/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/02/2005 | 30/11/2017 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/02/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Mortgage | 1 property | 04/02/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 07/01/2005 | 30/11/2017 |
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Recent filings (85 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28