GPH BUILDERS MERCHANTS (2006) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC208072 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
84 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-10-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-09
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2017-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-02-16
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    MACLELLAN, Michael James resigned
    director
  18. 2012-02-16
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Alfred John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-05-26
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-05-26
    ➖
    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    GLOVER, John Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2004-12-09
    ➕
    MACLELLAN, Michael James appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-09
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Alfred John appointed
    director
  24. 2004-07-31
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    NEISH, Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2003-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 2001-10-01
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    NEISH, Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2000-10-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    FINDLAY, Kenneth Morrison appointed
    director
  29. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    GLOVER, John Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-08
    ➖
    RENNIE, David Alan resigned
    director
  32. 2000-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As GPH BUILDERS MERCHANTS (2006) LIMITED
  33. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    RENNIE, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

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

Group structure

Findlay, Glover And Macaulay Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Findlay, Glover And Macaulay Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GPH BUILDERS MERCHANTS (2006) LIMITED
This company · SC208072

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
Findlay, Glover And Macaulay Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-27
Last: 2026-06-13

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINDLAY, Kenneth Morrison→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-08-08
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Active
MACAULAY, Michael Thomas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-08-08
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Active
STRONACHS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2008-05-26
Resigned
GLOVER, John Michael→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
MACLELLAN, Michael James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-12-09 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned
NEISH, Alexander→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
RENNIE, David Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2000-08-08
Resigned
TAYLOR, Alfred John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-12-09 · resigned 2012-02-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/12/200316/10/2023
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property05/10/2000—
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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17