GABBOTT ENGINEERING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC309988 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-11

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 15.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£248.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 15.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.6 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 (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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £248,056

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,786 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£248k

↓ 3.8% YoY

Current Assets

£84k

↓ 8.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£248.1k	£257.8k
Current assets	£83.7k	£91.4k
Net assets	£248.1k	£257.8k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

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2022-04-08
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2021-06-08
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2020-01-08
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2019-05-22
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2018-07-26
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2016-07-18
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accounts · AA
2015-11-12
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2015-10-20
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2011-01-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-10-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-10-11
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Company incorporated
As GABBOTT ENGINEERING LTD.
2006-10-11
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GABBOTT, Sine Mhairi Grant appointed
secretary
2006-10-11
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GABBOTT, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2006-10-11
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GABBOTT, Sine Mhairi Grant appointed
director
2006-10-11
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-11
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-11
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-10-11
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GABBOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Michael Gabbott Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	11/10/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Sine Mhairi Grant Gabbottceased 30/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2006-10-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

3 Prospect Place

Arnhall Business Park

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6SY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-10

Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GABBOTT, Sine Mhairi Grant→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

GABBOTT, Andrew Michael→

director · ~51y · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

GABBOTT, Sine Mhairi Grant→

director · ~44y · appointed 2006-10-11

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-11 · resigned 2006-10-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	20/01/2011	—
	outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Floating charge	1 property	15/10/2010	—

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