GIBSON KERR TRUSTEES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC418135 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-28

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

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Total assets	£0	£0
Net assets	£0	£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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2025-03-04
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accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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officers · AP01
2024-07-29
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DAGGER, Linsey Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-07-05
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officers · TM01
2024-06-27
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MACLEAN, Lindsay Margaret resigned
director
2024-03-01
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accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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2023-07-24
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2023-07-24
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officers · CH01
2023-03-06
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2022-10-20
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2022-01-14
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2021-03-03
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2020-03-10
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2019-11-05
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2018-02-28
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2017-03-04
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2012-02-28
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Company incorporated
As GIBSON KERR TRUSTEES LTD
2012-02-28
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RASMUSEN, Fiona Rosemary appointed
director
2012-02-28
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RASMUSEN, Gordon Scott appointed
director
2012-02-28
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MACLEAN, Lindsay Margaret appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gordon Scott Rasmusen Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Rosemary Rasmusen Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-02-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

6 Randolph Crescent

Edinburgh

EH3 7TH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DAGGER, Linsey Elizabeth→

director · ~46y · appointed 2024-07-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RASMUSEN, Fiona Rosemary→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RASMUSEN, Gordon Scott→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACLEAN, Lindsay Margaret→

director · ~43y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2024-06-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-09

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-04

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-04