GOGAR RENTALS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC509975 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-02

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-04-24
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accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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2023-04-14
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accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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accounts · AA
2020-04-16
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accounts · AA
2019-03-12
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accounts · AA
2018-04-26
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accounts · AA
2017-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-11-22
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officers · AP01
2017-11-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-22
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officers · TM01
2017-11-01
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SNOWIE, Alison appointed
director
2017-11-01
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SNOWIE, Alistair Tait resigned
director
2017-02-22
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accounts · AA
2015-07-14
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2015-07-02
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Company incorporated
As GOGAR RENTALS LTD
2015-07-02
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SNOWIE, Alistair Tait appointed
director
2015-07-02
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alison Snowie Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/11/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alistair Tait Snowieceased 01/11/2017· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2015-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

East Gogar

Blairlogie

Stirling

FK9 5QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SNOWIE, Alison→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-11-01

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Active

SNOWIE, Alistair Tait→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-02 · resigned 2017-11-01

Resigned

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