GLOBAL BINS DESIGNS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC618444 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-17
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-20➖GLOBAL BINS LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2021-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-04📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2020-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL BINS DESIGNS LTD
- 2019-01-17➕MURPHY, Patrick Gerard appointeddirector
- 2019-01-17➕GLOBAL BINS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2019-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Patrick Gerard Murphy Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/10/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Global Bins Ltdceased 20/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MURPHY, Patrick Gerard→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-01-17
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GLOBAL BINS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2019-01-17 · resigned 2021-10-20
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-20