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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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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 25.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.6 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 (60/100)

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
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
82 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
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-06-12
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  3. 2024-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-10-16
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-10-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2021-06-02
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  9. 2020-02-10
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  10. 2019-03-04
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  11. 2018-02-28
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  12. 2018-02-09
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    officers · CH04
  13. 2017-10-17
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2017-02-28
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  16. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-02-16
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    MACLELLAN, Michael James resigned
    director
  19. 2012-02-16
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    TAYLOR, Alfred John resigned
    director
  20. 2008-05-26
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    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-05-26
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    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-02-28
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    GLOVER, John Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2004-12-09
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    MACLELLAN, Michael James appointed
    director
  24. 2004-12-09
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    TAYLOR, Alfred John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-31
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    NEISH, Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2003-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 2001-10-01
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    NEISH, Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2000-10-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 2000-08-08
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    FINDLAY, Kenneth Morrison appointed
    director
  30. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-08
    ➕
    GLOVER, John Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2000-08-08
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    RENNIE, David Alan resigned
    director
  33. 2000-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As GPH BUILDERS MERCHANTS (2006) LIMITED
  34. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 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: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-26
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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 (82 total)

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
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13