GILL BROS DECKING DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10627136 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20
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
—
year to Feb 2026
Net worth
£366
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £366
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,178 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£366
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£1.9k£5.0k
Current assets£5.6k£22.0k
Net assets£366£3.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-04-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-16
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-04-16
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-02-28
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    PATON, Thomas resigned
    director
  18. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As GILL BROS DECKING DESIGN LIMITED
  20. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    GILL, Ashley Howard appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-20
    ➕
    PATON, Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Ann Gill
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ashley Howard Gillceased 18/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Thomas Patonceased 09/04/2019· 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
Incorporated2017-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Firth House
Low Moresby
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 6RR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GILL, Ashley Howard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATON, Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-07