G & G PUB & PROPERTIES LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC192920 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-27

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Public houses and bars

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

17 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	—	0

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

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2 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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accounts · AA
2025-03-29
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accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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officers · TM02
2025-01-10
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SCOTT, William resigned
secretary
2024-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
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officers · AP01
2020-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-17
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SMITH, Donna appointed
director
2020-08-17
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SCOTT, William resigned
director
2020-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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accounts · AA
2018-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-02-22
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mortgage · MR01
2018-02-22
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mortgage · MR01
2018-02-14
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited
2018-02-14
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited
2018-01-26
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mortgage · MR04
2018-01-26
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mortgage · MR04
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #16
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #15
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #14
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #13
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #12
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #10
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #7
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #3
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-01-22
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited
2015-03-09
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COOPER, Raymond resigned
director
2013-08-05
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COOPER, Raymond appointed
director
2013-08-05
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SCOTT, June resigned
director
2008-01-26
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SCOTT, Ashley Sarah Margaret appointed
director
2006-01-23
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Charge registered #16
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-10-07
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Charge registered #15
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-10-07
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Charge registered #14
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-10-07
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Charge registered #13
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-01-20
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Charge registered #12
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-01-21
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Charge registered #11
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-09-25
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2000-08-18
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Scottish & Newcastle PLC
2000-07-01
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HENRY, George Fulton resigned
director

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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Ashley Scott Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/03/2017

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

Incorporated1999-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

33 Newmarket Street

Ayr

KA7 1LL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SCOTT, Ashley Sarah Margaret→

director · ~40y · appointed 2008-01-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Donna→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-08-17

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Active

SCOTT, William→

secretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 2025-01-10

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 1999-02-10

Resigned

COOPER, Raymond→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-05 · resigned 2015-03-09

Resigned

HENRY, George Fulton→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 2000-07-01

Resigned

SCOTT, June→

director · ~78y · appointed 2000-06-26 · resigned 2013-08-05

Resigned

SCOTT, William→

director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 2020-08-17

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 1999-02-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited	A registered charge	1 property	14/02/2018	—
outstanding	Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited	A registered charge	1 property	14/02/2018	—
outstanding	Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Tennent Caledonian Breweries Wholesale Limited	A registered charge	—	22/01/2018	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	23/01/2006	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/10/2005	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/10/2005	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/10/2005	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	20/01/2004	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	21/01/2002	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	25/09/2000	26/01/2018
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC	Standard security	1 property	18/08/2000	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	20/12/1999	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/12/1999	26/01/2018
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/12/1999	26/01/2018
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Scottish & Newcastle PLC	Floating charge	1 property	12/11/1999	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/10/1999	26/01/2018
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	22/06/1999	26/01/2018

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Recent filings (113 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-08-18