GESTAQUOY LTD

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SC434200 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-08

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£86.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £86,264

Cash YoY

+89%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£121k

↑ 89% YoY

Net Worth

£86k

↑ 85% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£86.3k	£46.6k
Cash	£120.9k	£63.8k
Net assets	£86.3k	£46.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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2022-07-22
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2021-07-28
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2020-07-24
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2019-07-24
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2018-01-31
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2017-07-03
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2016-07-25
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2015-10-15
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2015-04-23
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2014-06-20
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2012-10-08
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Company incorporated
As GESTAQUOY LTD
2012-10-08
➕
BAIN, Isla appointed
secretary
2012-10-08
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BAIN, Isla appointed
director
2012-10-08
➕
BAIN, Steven Thomas appointed
director
2012-10-08
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BAIN, Isla appointed
secretary
2012-10-08
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BAIN, Isla resigned
secretary
2012-10-08
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BAIN, Isla appointed
director
2012-10-08
➖
BAIN, Isla resigned
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Mrs Isla Bain Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Steven Thomas Bain Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-10-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Newbigging Skelwick

Westray

Orkney

KW17 2DD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BAIN, Isla→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-08

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Active

BAIN, Isla→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-10-08

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Active

BAIN, Steven Thomas→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-10-08

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Active

BAIN, Isla→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-10-08

Resigned

BAIN, Isla→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-10-08 · resigned 2012-10-08

Resigned

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