GILFEDDER & MCINNES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC338570 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-28
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,093
Net assets shrinking
Down £33,564 YoY
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£116kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£31.0k£70.1k
Current assets£90.9k£116.3k
Cash£55.4k£65.5k
Debtors£5.5k£10.8k
Net assets£26.1k£59.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-15
    ➕
    MULHERON, William Ruairidh appointed
    director
  4. 2024-10-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-30
    ➕
    STEEDMAN, Shannon appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    MCQUILLAN, Leanne resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    MCQUILLAN, Leanne resigned
    director
  17. 2020-04-30
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2020-04-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-04-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    MCQUILLAN, Leanne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-02-24
    ➖
    SNOW, Evelyn resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-09-02
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, Mark resigned
    director
  25. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    MCQUILLAN, Leanne appointed
    director
  27. 2008-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GILFEDDER & MCINNES LTD.
  28. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    GILFEDDER, Brian Gerard appointed
    director
  29. 2008-02-28
    ➕
    SNOW, Evelyn appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "GILFEDDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Gerard Gilfedder
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2008-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

10 South Clerk Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9JE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

STEEDMAN, Shannon→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-30
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Active
GILFEDDER, Brian Gerard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-02-28
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Active
MULHERON, William Ruairidh→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCQUILLAN, Leanne→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
SNOW, Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-28 · resigned 2017-02-24
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-09-02
Resigned
MCQUILLAN, Leanne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09