GIZMO PACKAGING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC214175 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-27
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 24.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.38M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Likely focused on engineering design and R&D services for industrial packaging processes and production systems, combining technical innovation with applied scientific development, probably working with manufacturers to improve packaging machinery, workflows, or materials through bespoke design and experimental engineering solutions.

Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,379,559
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£892k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£276k£552k£828k£1.1m£1.4mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.39M£1.23M
Current assets£1.09M£936.6k
Cash£892.3k£840.6k
Debtors£200.7k£96.0k
Net assets£1.38M£1.23M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-02
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  3. 2024-10-09
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  4. 2024-02-21
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  6. 2022-12-12
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  7. 2022-03-21
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  8. 2022-02-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-02-14
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    KAC SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  11. 2021-10-15
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2021-02-03
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    MURGITROYD, Ian George resigned
    director
  13. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  14. 2019-09-24
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  15. 2019-04-08
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  16. 2019-02-21
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    PATON, Hugh Sandford resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  18. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  19. 2016-10-01
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    KIRK, James Alexander Stirling resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-23
    ➕
    MAGUIRE, Jordan appointed
    director
  21. 2015-07-08
    ➕
    KAC SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-07-07
    ➖
    FRIARS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-06-11
    ➕
    FRIARS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-06-11
    ➖
    WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-09-18
    ➕
    PATON, Hugh Sandford appointed
    director
  26. 2005-08-08
    ➖
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-08-08
    ➕
    WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-06-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    KIRK, James Alexander Stirling appointed
    director
  30. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    MURGITROYD, Ian George appointed
    director
  31. 2005-04-13
    ➖
    GOODWIN, Matthew Dean, Sir resigned
    director
  32. 2004-01-08
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    MORROW, Digby Wilson resigned
    director
  33. 2002-03-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 2001-04-27
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    FRUTIN, Bernard Derek appointed
    director
  35. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    GOODWIN, Matthew Dean, Sir appointed
    director
  36. 2001-04-27
    ➕
    MORROW, Digby Wilson appointed
    director
  37. 2001-04-27
    ➖
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2000-12-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GIZMO PACKAGING LIMITED
  39. 2000-12-27
    ➕
    LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2000-12-27
    ➕
    LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bernard Fruitin
Individual · British · DOB 02/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2000-12-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

The Cooper Building
505 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

FRUTIN, Bernard Derek→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGUIRE, Jordan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRIARS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-11 · resigned 2015-07-07
Resigned
KAC SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-08 · resigned 2022-02-14
Resigned
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2005-08-08
Resigned
WATLINGTON SECURITIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-08-08 · resigned 2010-06-11
Resigned
GOODWIN, Matthew Dean, Sir→
director · ~97y · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2005-04-13
Resigned
KIRK, James Alexander Stirling→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
MORROW, Digby Wilson→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2004-01-08
Resigned
MURGITROYD, Ian George→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2021-02-03
Resigned
PATON, Hugh Sandford→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2019-02-21
Resigned
LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-27 · resigned 2001-04-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property08/03/200230/06/2005

Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-10-15