A & R GILLBARD LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13163422 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.78M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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
3 live charges · oldest 4.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.1 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £1,782,795
Cash YoY
+266%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£134k
↑ 266% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£3.1m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.01M | £2.19M |
| Current assets | £3.09M | £2.57M |
| Cash | £133.5k | £36.5k |
| Debtors | £2.25M | £1.95M |
| Net assets | £1.78M | £1.18M |
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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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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-11-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-03-22📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-03-19📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A & R GILLBARD LTD
- 2021-01-27➕GILLBARD, Adrian Dennis appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➕GILLBARD, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 "GILLBARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rebecca Gillbard Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/01/2021 |
Mr Adrian Dennis Gillbard Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/01/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
The Stable South Carne
Altarnun
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7SG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GILLBARD, Adrian Dennis→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLBARD, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-27
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2021-03-22
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2021-03-19