IVOR GASTON & SON LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC418367 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,102
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£5k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.1k | £-5.1k |
| Net assets | £-5.1k | £-5.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs IVOR GASTON & SON LTD
- 2012-03-02➕GASTON, Ivor Desmond appointeddirector
- 2012-03-02➕GASTON, Robert Joseph appointeddirector
- 2012-03-02➕GASTON, Rosemary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GASTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ivor Desmond Gaston Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Rosemary Gaston Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Joseph Gaston Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Ravelaw Farm
Whitsome
Duns
Berwickshire
TD11 3NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GASTON, Ivor Desmond→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GASTON, Robert Joseph→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GASTON, Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2012-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-20