GIBSIDE SERVICES LIMITED

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SC301924 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£53.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,377

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£53k
↑ 4997% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 6794% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£1k£14k£30k£45k£60k£76kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£53.4k£-1.1k
Current assets£75.8k£1.1k
Net assets£53.4k£-1.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-11-03
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    MACKENZIE, Vanda Angela appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-03
    ➖
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Alexander Allan appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-06
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  21. 2006-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GIBSIDE SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-05-05
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Vanda Angela Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/05/2021
Mr Alexander Allan Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Thistle House 2nd Floor
24 Thistle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Vanda Angela→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Alexander Allan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2007-11-03
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-28