G. & N. INNS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC128363 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-12-10➖WHYTE, George Smith resigneddirector
- 2016-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1991-01-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: George Smith Whyte
- 1991-01-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mrs Norma Groves Whyte
- 1990-12-11➕WHYTE, Norma Groves appointedsecretary
- 1990-12-11➕WHYTE, Norma Groves appointeddirector
- 1990-12-11➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-12-11➕WHYTE, George Smith appointeddirector
- 1990-12-11➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1990-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs G. & N. INNS LIMITED
- 1990-11-09➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-11-09➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Norma Groves Whyte Individual · British · DOB 06/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Smith Whyteceased 10/12/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| KRATOS INVESTMENTS (UK) LIMITED→ SC539392 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| L.T.D. PROPERTIES LTD→ SC638974 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| LJR ENTERPRISES LTD→ SC803103 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| LL INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC811086 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| MISTE EDINBURGH LIMITED→ SC809809 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| MK PROPERTIES DUNDEE LTD→ SC569111 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
13 Princes Street
Monifieth
DD5 4AW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
WHYTE, Norma Groves→
Activesecretary · appointed 1990-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHYTE, Norma Groves→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 1990-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-11-09 · resigned 1990-12-11
WHYTE, George Smith→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1990-12-11 · resigned 2016-12-10
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-11-09 · resigned 1990-12-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | George Smith Whyte | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/01/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Mrs Norma Groves Whyte | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/01/1991 | — |
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-11