GILDA & PEARL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC398006 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-19
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14142
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: William Christoper Currie and Sir Terence Patrick Leahy
- 2022-01-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: William Christopher Currie
- 2017-06-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Factors International Limited
- 2011-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GILDA & PEARL LTD
- 2011-04-19➕HOUSTON, Diane Caroline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 |
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Sir Terence Patrick Leahy Individual · British · DOB 02/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr. William Christopher Currie Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Diane Caroline Houstonceased 26/05/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC14142 — SIC 14142
Registered office
Unit 9 19 Argyle Court, Within The Hidden Lane
1103 Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8ND
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HOUSTON, Diane Caroline→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-04-19
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | William Christoper Currie and Sir Terence Patrick Leahy | A registered charge | — | 05/10/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | William Christopher Currie / Sir Terence Patrick Leahy | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Factors International Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2016 | 21/06/2017 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-01-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-07