GILSTORM LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC661108 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-12
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 63
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • Opportunity score: 7163
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7565
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoidspeculative
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-04-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-07-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GILSTORM LTD
  12. 2020-05-12
    GILDAY, Kate Helen appointed
    director
  13. 2020-05-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Kate Helen Gilday
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

44 Countess Road
Dunbar
EH42 1DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GILDAY, Kate Helen
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-12
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-27