GIBSON & HALL LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC324555 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-30
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-03-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2007-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs GIBSON & HALL LTD.
- 2007-05-30➕GIBSON, Glen Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-30➕GIBSON, Glen Douglas appointeddirector
- 2007-05-30➕HALL, Craig appointeddirector
- 2007-05-30➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-30➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-30➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-05-30➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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 "GIBSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Glen Douglas Gibson Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence | 22/06/2016 |
Mr Craig Hall Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence | 22/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Old Station Yard
Jedburgh
TD8 6EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
GIBSON, Glen Douglas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-05-30
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GIBSON, Glen Douglas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-05-30
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-30 · resigned 2007-05-30
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-05-30 · resigned 2007-05-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/04/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30