GEARING FOR GROWTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC372678 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-09
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£175.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £175,688
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£105k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£176k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£86k£130k£173k£216kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£175.7k£160.2k
Current assets£215.9k£185.4k
Cash£104.9k£105.6k
Debtors£111.1k£79.8k
Net assets£175.7k£155.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
    ➖
    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2025-10-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-12-14
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2023-12-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2010-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As GEARING FOR GROWTH LIMITED
  21. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    BATHGATE, Kirsty appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    BLAIR, James Don appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-09
    ➖
    BLAIR, James Don resigned
    director
  25. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointed
    director
  26. 2010-02-09
    ➖
    BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Kirsty Bathgate
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
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
Incorporated2010-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Anderson Strathern Llp
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BATHGATE, Kirsty→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2025-10-09
Resigned
BLAIR, James Don→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned
BROWN, Simon Thomas David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17