GELDER DELIVERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC676758 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52243
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-03-30
    ELDER, Gary Henry resigned
    director
  4. 2026-03-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2026-03-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-03-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-03-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-03-24
    ELDER, Gary Henry appointed
    director
  9. 2026-03-24
    ELDER, Gary Henry resigned
    director
  10. 2025-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-10-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-10-19
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  18. 2020-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GELDER DELIVERS LTD
  19. 2020-10-06
    ELDER, Gary Henry appointed
    director
  20. 2020-10-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ELDER, Gary Henry resigned 2026-03-30; ELDER, Gary Henry resigned 2026-03-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52243 — SIC 52243

Registered office

18 Quebec Avenue
Livingston
EH54 6BT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

ELDER, Gary Henry
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-03-24 · resigned 2026-03-30
Resigned
ELDER, Gary Henry
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-06 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28