GORDON SILVER JOINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC462612 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-30

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	200	200

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

• 2 officers
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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officers · CH01
2026-02-12
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officers · CH01
2026-02-12
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address · AD01
2025-07-04
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2025-07-04
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2025-07-04
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2025-07-04
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address · AD01
2025-07-03
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2024-07-26
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2023-05-25
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2022-11-22
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2022-07-28
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2021-08-19
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2020-09-21
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2019-05-28
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2018-06-05
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2017-03-01
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SILVER, Dawn appointed
director
2013-10-30
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Company incorporated
As GORDON SILVER JOINERY LIMITED
2013-10-30
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SILVER, Dawn appointed
secretary
2013-10-30
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SILVER, Gordon Scott appointed
director

Owner dependency

89/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SILVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gordon Scott Silver Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1967 · age 59	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/07/2016
Mrs Dawn Silver Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2013-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

10 Murray Lane

Montrose

Angus

DD10 8LF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SILVER, Dawn→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-30

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Active

SILVER, Dawn→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-03-01

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Active

SILVER, Gordon Scott→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-10-30

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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

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officers · CH01

2026-02-12

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-07-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-07-04

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

officers · CH01

2025-07-04

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

officers · CH01

2025-07-04

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-26

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-11-22