THE GESBY CHARITY

🌳Matureactive

SC475547 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-04-17

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 Apr 2024

Net worth

£68.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £67,995

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£68k

Current Assets

£67k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-04-30
Total assets	£68.0k
Current assets	£67.3k
Net assets	£68.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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DUFF, Andrew Stewart Menzies resigned
director
2025-05-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-04-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-14
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accounts · AA
2015-12-15
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officers · AP01
2015-11-18
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BROWN, Stuart appointed
director
2015-04-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-10-27
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SMITH, Martin David Alexander appointed
director
2014-04-17
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Company incorporated
As THE GESBY CHARITY
2014-04-17
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BROWN, Geoffrey Stuart appointed
director
2014-04-17
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BROWN, Margaret Joyce appointed
director
2014-04-17
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DUFF, Andrew Stewart Menzies appointed
director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey Stewart Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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GRANTOWN MUSEUM AND HERITAGE TRUST→ SC138200 · est 1992 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	82	82y
LOYAL LEISURE LTD.→ SC296336 · est 2006	—	—	—	3700	20y	82	80y
PITLOCHRY GOLF LIMITED→ SC368534 · est 2009	—	—	£689.8k	—	16y	82	61y
THE ARDNAMURCHAN TRUST→ SC202981 · est 2000	—	—	—	2	26y	82	66y
BLAIRGOWRIE COMMUNITY PROJECT→ SC190554 · est 1998	—	—	£0	—	27y	81	81y
SYNERGY GUIDES LTD→ SC594182 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
TABLE TENNIS SCOTLAND→ SC265151 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
TEAM CARRICK-SMITH LTD→ SC818418 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
THE CANYONING COMPANY LTD→ SC519757 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
THE LUXURY FITNESS GROUP LTD→ SC465504 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
THE RAFTING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC481004 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
THE REFORMER STUDIO PERTH LTD→ SC848048 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2014-04-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

The Nurseries St Madoes

Glencarse

By Perth

PH2 7NF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-01

Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Geoffrey Stuart→

director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-17

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BROWN, Margaret Joyce→

director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Stuart→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Martin David Alexander→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-10-27

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Active

DUFF, Andrew Stewart Menzies→

director · ~77y · appointed 2014-04-17 · resigned 2025-05-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-04

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-01-31