G.S. BROWN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

📈Growthactive

SC047574 · ltd · incorporated 1970-06-01

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).

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Refinance opportunity

14 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 45.8y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 45.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,142,920

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Profit before tax	£1.14M	£224.9k
Average employees	46	4700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
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mortgage · MR01
2025-06-27
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Hfd Group Limited
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-09
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Hfd Group Limited
2023-12-06
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BROWN, Daryl Steven appointed
director
2023-12-06
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BROWN, Ryan Craig appointed
director
2023-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-05
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BROWN, Charles Bain resigned
director
2019-03-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-01
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SMITH, Martin David Alexander appointed
director
2018-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2016-08-01
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SMITH, Martin David Alexander appointed
secretary
2016-08-01
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BROWN, Margaret Joyce resigned
secretary
2014-04-29
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Charge satisfied #16
2011-11-29
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Thomas Norman Young Taylor and Another
2011-07-29
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SMITH, Andrew Harvey resigned
director
2010-12-01
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Charge satisfied #15
2009-12-15
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ROBB, Gary resigned
director
2009-07-14
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Charge registered #15
Lender: Colin William Kydd Stewart and Another
2008-04-04
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BROWN, Stuart, Dr resigned
director
2007-09-01
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ROBB, Gary appointed
director
2006-08-30
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Charge satisfied #14
2003-10-11
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Charge satisfied #12
2002-10-22
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Charge satisfied #13
2002-09-16
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Malcolm Bernard Mullen
1999-03-04
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Charge satisfied #11
1998-09-22
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Stafford Finance LTD.
1998-04-01
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BROWN, Steven appointed
director
1998-04-01
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BROWN, Stuart, Dr appointed
director
1997-12-30
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Angus Macpherson Howie
1997-02-24
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HALL, Alan resigned
director
1997-02-24
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LAMB, James Alexander resigned
director
1997-02-24
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RITCHIE, Henry Scott resigned
director
1992-12-16
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Charge satisfied #10
1992-08-12
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BROWN, Charles Bain appointed
director
1992-08-12
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SMITH, Andrew Harvey appointed
director
1990-10-25
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Charge satisfied #1
1989-02-23
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Almandvalley Developments Limited
1988-09-14
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Winteb Finance Limited

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BROWN, Daryl Steven (same surname) appointed 2023-12-06. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey Stewart Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	21/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1970-06-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

St Madoes

Glencarse

Perthshire

PH2 7NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20