T. & N. GILMARTIN TRADING LTD.

📈Growthactive
SC502073 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,521,854

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Profit before tax£1.52M£1.21M
Average employees859400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-24
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    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-06-16
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2025-06-16
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-21
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    capital · SH08
  8. 2024-06-19
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  9. 2024-06-19
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  10. 2024-06-19
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  11. 2024-06-06
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  12. 2024-06-06
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  13. 2024-05-31
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  14. 2024-05-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2024-05-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2024-05-31
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  17. 2024-05-31
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  18. 2024-05-30
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  19. 2024-05-30
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2024-05-15
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    REILLY, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-15
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    MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2024-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2024-04-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-04-28
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    MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-04-28
    ➖
    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-04-28
    ➖
    GILMARTIN, Thomas Joseph resigned
    director
  28. 2017-04-03
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    MCELHINNEY, Philip John appointed
    director
  29. 2017-03-28
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    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace resigned
    director
  30. 2015-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As T. & N. GILMARTIN TRADING LTD.
  31. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace appointed
    secretary
  32. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace appointed
    director
  33. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    GILMARTIN, Thomas Joseph appointed
    director
  34. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

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.

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

T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Eot Trustee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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T. & N. GILMARTIN TRADING LTD.
This company · SC502073

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Eot Trustee Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Donna Marie Mcelhinneyceased 06/06/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Philip John Mcelhinneyceased 06/06/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Thomas Joseph Gilmartinceased 01/05/2017· board control

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Mont-View House
Hangmans Lane
Cupar
KY15 4PG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie→
secretary · appointed 2017-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCELHINNEY, Philip John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REILLY, Peter Joseph→
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned
GILMARTIN, Patricia Grace→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2017-03-28
Resigned
GILMARTIN, Thomas Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned
MCELHINNEY, Donna Marie→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-31