GAFFNEY THOM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC666010 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-01
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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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,844 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.7k | £31.8k |
| Current assets | £11.0k | £10.1k |
| Net assets | £8.9k | £12.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-13➕GAFFNEY, Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-08-13➖COLVIN, Kirsty Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2023-08-13➖THOM, Jamie Grant resigneddirector
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs GAFFNEY THOM LIMITED
- 2020-07-01➕GAFFNEY, Emma Jayne appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➕COLVIN, Kirsty Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➕THOM, Jamie Grant appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +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 "GAFFNEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Gaffney Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/07/2020 |
Miss Kirsty Elizabeth Colvin Individual · British · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 01/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Ivy Cottage Timmerlum Lane
Newburgh
Ellon
AB41 6BG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GAFFNEY, Emma Jayne→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAFFNEY, Michael→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLVIN, Kirsty Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2023-08-13
THOM, Jamie Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2023-08-13
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-01