GUNNS (LYBSTER) LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02➖SUTHERLAND, David Donald resigneddirector
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-01-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-11-13➖GUNN, David William resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-13➖GUNN, David William resigneddirector
- 2016-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1990-09-19➖GUNN, George resigneddirector
- 1972-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GUNNS (LYBSTER) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GUNN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian George Gunn Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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