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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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  2. 2025-03-04
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  3. 2024-08-07
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  4. 2024-07-29
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    DAGGER, Linsey Elizabeth appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-05
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-27
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    MACLEAN, Lindsay Margaret resigned
    director
  7. 2024-03-01
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  8. 2023-07-24
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-24
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  10. 2023-07-24
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  11. 2023-03-06
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  12. 2022-10-20
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  13. 2022-01-14
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  14. 2021-03-03
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  15. 2020-03-10
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  16. 2019-11-05
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  17. 2018-02-28
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  18. 2017-03-04
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  19. 2012-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As GIBSON KERR TRUSTEES LTD
  20. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    RASMUSEN, Fiona Rosemary appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    RASMUSEN, Gordon Scott appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Scott Rasmusen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Rosemary Rasmusen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
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Active
RASMUSEN, Fiona Rosemary→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-28
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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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2026-03-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
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accounts · AA
2025-03-04
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officers · AP01
2024-08-07
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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
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2023-03-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04