GEMMELL'S VAN SALES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC627983 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,004

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£290k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£58k£116k£174k£232k£290kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£18.5k—
Current assets£290.4k—
Debtors£24.9k—
Net assets£4.0k—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-05-12
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-05-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-03-01
    ➕
    GEMMELL, Shannon appointed
    director
  10. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-01-27
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2022-09-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-05-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  17. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-08-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-08-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-04-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GEMMELL'S VAN SALES LTD
  22. 2019-04-17
    ➕
    GEMMELL, James Fisher appointed
    director
  23. 2019-04-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GEMMELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shannon Gemmell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/04/2023
Mr James Fisher Gemmell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

3 Holmquarry Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 4DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last: 2025-04-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GEMMELL, James Fisher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-04-17
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Active
GEMMELL, Shannon→
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—14/05/2021—
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Recent filings (25 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12