GOLD HART (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC491912 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-24

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£49.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £49,898

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£50k

↑ 208% YoY

Current Assets

£100

↓ 97% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£102	£4.0k
Current assets	£100	£4.0k
Net assets	£49.9k	£-46.0k

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-03-17
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2024-05-30
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2023-05-12
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2022-04-19
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2021-04-06
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2020-05-19
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2019-03-29
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2018-03-15
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2017-11-27
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MCKENNA, Neil appointed
secretary
2017-11-27
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MCKENNA, Neil appointed
director
2017-11-27
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2017-11-21
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O'HARE, Nicola resigned
secretary
2017-11-21
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O'HARE, Nicola resigned
director
2017-11-21
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2017-11-21
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2017-11-21
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2017-05-27
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2014-11-24
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Company incorporated
As GOLD HART (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2014-11-24
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MCKENNA, Lorraine appointed
director
2014-11-24
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O'HARE, Nicola appointed
secretary
2014-11-24
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O'HARE, Nicola appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Mr Neil Mckenna Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/11/2017
Mrs Lorraine Mckenna Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	30/11/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Nicola O'Hareceased 27/11/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2014-11-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

1091 Great Western Road

2 Whittingham Gardens

Glasgow

G12 0AA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCKENNA, Neil→

secretary · appointed 2017-11-27

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Active

MCKENNA, Lorraine→

director · ~49y · appointed 2014-11-24

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Active

MCKENNA, Neil→

director · ~51y · appointed 2017-11-27

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Active

O'HARE, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 2014-11-24 · resigned 2017-11-21

Resigned

O'HARE, Nicola→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-24 · resigned 2017-11-21

Resigned

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