GILMERTON HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN CIC
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
- 91040Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2018-07-03📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2018-07-03🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-04-17📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2018-04-09📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2017-08-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-01➖KIRWAN, Francis Xavier resigneddirector
- 2016-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs GILMERTON HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN CIC
- 2016-08-04➕TAINSH, June appointedsecretary
- 2016-08-04➕KINLOCH, Alex appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕KINLOCH, David, Sir appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕PUMFREY, Melanie Jane appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕TAINSH, June Anne Hope appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04➕KIRWAN, Francis Xavier appointeddirector
- 2016-08-04📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-07-03
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