T. & N. GILMARTIN (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC105726 · ltd · incorporated 1987-07-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.4y

80/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,521,854

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Profit before tax£1.52M£1.21M
Average employees859400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    HOPE, Raymond appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2024-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  7. 2024-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-06
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-05-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-05-15
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    MERCER, Scott John appointed
    director
  12. 2024-05-15
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    REILLY, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-31
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  18. 2019-02-18
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    address · AD01
  19. 2019-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2018-01-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2017-04-30
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    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace resigned
    director
  24. 2017-04-30
    ➖
    GILMARTIN, Thomas Joseph resigned
    director
  25. 2016-12-05
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    MCELHINNEY, Philip John appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-19
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: A & J Stephen Limited
  27. 2014-04-18
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    STEWART, James resigned
    director
  28. 2002-11-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2000-08-04
    ➕
    MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie appointed
    director
  30. 1992-09-04
    ➕
    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace appointed
    director
  31. 1991-12-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1987-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As T. & N. GILMARTIN (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

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

Group structure

T. & N. Gilmartin Trading Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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T. & N. Gilmartin Trading Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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T. & N. GILMARTIN (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
This company · SC105726

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
T. & N. Gilmartin Trading Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip John Mcelhinneyceased 01/05/2017· 25-50% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 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
Incorporated1987-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Mont-View House Mont View House
Hangmans Lane
Cupar
Fife
KY15 4PG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

HOPE, Raymond→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCELHINNEY, Philip John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERCER, Scott John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REILLY, Peter Joseph→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace→
secretary · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-09-04 · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
GILMARTIN, Thomas Joseph→
director · ~70y · resigned 2017-04-30
Resigned
STEWART, James→
director · ~72y · resigned 2014-04-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
A & J Stephen
A & J Stephen Limited
A registered charge1 property19/02/201527/01/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/12/199112/11/2002

Recent filings (133 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01