GILLILAND NEILSON BROWN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC212532 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-03
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
- 2025-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
- 2025-03-21➖WOODS, Alan Graham resignedsecretary
- 2025-03-21➖GILLILAND, Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21➖WOODS, Alan Graham resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-12➕MASON, Steven appointeddirector
- 2001-05-31➖SCOTT, Aileen resigneddirector
- 2001-01-03➕BROWN, Ailsa Anne Will appointeddirector
- 2000-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs GILLILAND NEILSON BROWN LIMITED
- 2000-11-03➕WOODS, Alan Graham appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-03➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-03➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-03➕GILLILAND, Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-11-03➕SCOTT, Aileen appointeddirector
- 2000-11-03➕WOODS, Alan Graham appointeddirector
- 2000-11-03➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-11-03➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Sg Acquisitions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sg Acquisitions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GILLILAND NEILSON BROWN LIMITED
This company · SC212532
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sg Acquisitions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Gnb Holdings Lmiitedceased 21/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Richard Gillilandceased 28/04/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Ailsa Anne Will Brownceased 28/04/2022· significant influence
- Mr Alan Graham Woodsceased 28/04/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
BROWN, Ailsa Anne Will→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-01-03
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MASON, Steven→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-12
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WOODS, Alan Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2025-03-21
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2000-11-03
GILLILAND, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2025-03-21
SCOTT, Aileen→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2001-05-31
WOODS, Alan Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2025-03-21
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2000-11-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04