GILSON GRAY NOMINEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC473413 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-25

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

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

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (23 active, 32 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 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

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2400	2500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-24
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accounts · AA
2025-11-17
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KELLAS, Dorothy Anne resigned
director
2025-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-01
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ANDERSON, Michael Alexander George appointed
director
2024-02-01
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EDGAR, Cheryl Anne appointed
director
2024-02-01
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KYDD, John William Crighton appointed
director
2024-02-01
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SHEPHERD, Richard Douglas Mckenzie appointed
director
2024-01-01
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FULTON, John Paul resigned
director
2023-12-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
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LAVERTY, Denise Karen resigned
director
2023-09-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-31
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ANDERSON, Keith Downie resigned
director
2023-04-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-07
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JANSCH, Steven William resigned
director
2023-03-30
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MCKNIGHT, Lesley appointed
director
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-04
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DICK, Stephen Robert appointed
director
2022-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
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FLEMING, Euan Kenneth James resigned
director
2022-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
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DAVIES, Joe Alexander appointed
director
2021-09-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-12
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FLEETWOOD, Andrew Beathan resigned
director
2021-03-25
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CRIGHTON, Calum George appointed
director
2021-03-25
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DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointed
director
2021-03-25
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LAVERTY, Denise Karen appointed
director
2020-09-23
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KELLAS, Dorothy Anne appointed
director
2019-05-01
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NASH, Sally appointed
director
2019-05-01
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FULTON, John Paul appointed
director
2018-11-02
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FLEMING, Euan Kenneth James appointed
director
2018-08-02
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KELLAS, Dorothy Anne resigned
director
2018-06-19
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ANDERSON, Keith Downie appointed
director
2018-04-23
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KELLAS, Dorothy Anne appointed
director
2018-03-19
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CLARK, Iain Kemley appointed
director
2018-03-19
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CUNNIFF, Philippa Jayne appointed
director
2018-03-19
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GARIOCH, Alexander appointed
director
2018-03-19
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KELLY-GILMOUR, Donna Marie appointed
director
2018-03-19
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MCCATHIE, Deborah Ann appointed
director
2018-03-19
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ROBERTSON, Hugh Stuart appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-23 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Gilson Gray Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gilson Gray Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GILSON GRAY NOMINEES LIMITED

This company · SC473413

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gilson Gray Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2014-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

29 Rutland Square

Edinburgh

EH1 2BW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25