CGB PUBLISHING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC637738 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£1.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Book publishing

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,288

Net assets shrinking

Down £83 YoY

Cash YoY

+30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↑ 30% YoY

Net Worth

£1k

↓ 6.1% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£1.3k	£1.4k
Current assets	£1.8k	£1.4k
Cash	£1.8k	£1.4k
Net assets	£1.3k	£1.4k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2025-05-13
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2024-05-31
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2023-05-31
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2020-11-23
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2019-08-02
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Company incorporated
As CGB PUBLISHING LIMITED
2019-08-02
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ASHAYE, Folasade appointed
secretary
2019-08-02
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GBENLE, Chris appointed
director
2019-08-02
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OKOSODO, Stanley Omonye appointed
director
2019-08-02
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OTITOJU, Afolabi, Dr appointed
director
2019-08-02
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OYEDIRAN, Oloyede Olayemi appointed
director
2019-08-02
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Mr Chris Gbenle Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/08/2019

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

Incorporated2019-08-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

32 Keirhill Gardens

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6AZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-15

Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

ASHAYE, Folasade→

secretary · appointed 2019-08-02

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Active

GBENLE, Chris→

director · ~68y · appointed 2019-08-02

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Active

OKOSODO, Stanley Omonye→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-02

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Active

OTITOJU, Afolabi, Dr→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-02

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Active

OYEDIRAN, Oloyede Olayemi→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-08-02

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Active

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