A & E GIBSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10035537 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-01
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 3.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£443.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.4y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £443,442
Cash YoY
+73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£348k
↑ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£443k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£569k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £458.4k | £414.8k |
| Current assets | £569.4k | £397.6k |
| Cash | £347.8k | £201.0k |
| Debtors | £211.6k | £186.6k |
| Net assets | £443.4k | £384.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-12➕GIBSON, Christine appointeddirector
- 2019-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31➖GIBSON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2017-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-10➕GIBSON, Jonathan Robert appointeddirector
- 2016-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A & E GIBSON LIMITED
- 2016-03-01➕GIBSON, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Jonathan Robert Gibson Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Christine Gibson Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Gibsonceased 29/09/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
17 - 19 Park Street
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 5LU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GIBSON, Christine→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBSON, Jonathan Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-10
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GIBSON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2018-10-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-16