GIBSON MCKERRELL BROWN SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC411604 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£265.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £265,900
Net assets shrinking
Down £57,171 YoY
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£266k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£888k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£178k£355k£533k£710k£888kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£265.9k£323.1k
Current assets£887.9k£542.9k
Cash£3.0k£1.8k
Debtors£884.9k£541.1k
Net assets£265.9k£323.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-06
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-21
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    GIBSON, Andrew Taylor resigned
    director
  15. 2018-10-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-09-01
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    CORDERY, Julian Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-06
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2017-05-31
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    CORDERY, Julian Mark resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-05-31
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    CORDERY, Julian Mark resigned
    director
  21. 2011-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GIBSON MCKERRELL BROWN SERVICES LTD.
  22. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    CORDERY, Julian Mark appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-11-18
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    CORDERY, Julian Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    GIBSON, Andrew Taylor appointed
    director
  27. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  28. 2011-11-18
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  29. 2011-11-18
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2011-11-18
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Julian Mark Cordery
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Taylor Gibsonceased 21/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

14 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 2BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CORDERY, Julian Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORDERY, Julian Mark→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2011-11-18
Resigned
CORDERY, Julian Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
GIBSON, Andrew Taylor→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2019-01-21
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2011-11-18
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2011-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-03