G. BANNERMAN (TAIN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC068015 · ltd · incorporated 1979-05-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-13
    ➖
    MANSON, James resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-01-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-16
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    BANNERMAN, Neil Thomas appointed
    director
  10. 2020-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-11
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  13. 2018-10-24
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  14. 2017-10-23
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  15. 2016-10-16
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  16. 2016-01-07
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  17. 2015-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 1979-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As G. BANNERMAN (TAIN) LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BANNERMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bannerman Company Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Bannerman Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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G. BANNERMAN (TAIN) LIMITED
This company · SC068015

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bannerman Company Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1979-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

G Bannerman (Tain) Ltd
Blarliath Industrial Estate
Tain
IV19 1EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BANNERMAN, Gordon→
director · ~76y
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Active
BANNERMAN, Iain Alasdair→
director · ~84y
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Active
BANNERMAN, Neil Thomas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
BANNERMAN, Robert Ross→
director · ~82y
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Active
MANSON, James→
secretary · resigned 2023-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28