GNB ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC638987 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-15
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC
- 2025-03-21➖GILLILAND, Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21➖WOODS, Alan Graham resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs GNB ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
- 2019-08-15➕BROWN, Ailsa Anne Will appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕MASON, Steven appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕GILLILAND, Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕WOODS, Alan Graham appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gilliland Neilson Brown Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gilliland Neilson Brown Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GNB ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
This company · SC638987
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilliland Neilson Brown Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Gilliland Investments Limitedceased 12/03/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Ailsa Anne Will→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASON, Steven→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLILAND, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2025-03-21
WOODS, Alan Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-15 · resigned 2025-03-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | OakNorth Oaknorth Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/03/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27