G F LAVENDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC684343 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,249
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.2k | £43.5k |
| Current assets | £146.1k | £121.1k |
| Net assets | £9.2k | £8.5k |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-08➕DEVLIN, John appointeddirector
- 2025-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-16➖FORBES, Gregor Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-08-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-12➕CITRIN, David Lewis Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-04-12➕CITRIN, David Lewis Robert appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16➖CITRIN, David Lewis Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-07➕CITRIN, David Lewis Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs G F LAVENDER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2020-12-23➕FORBES, Gregor Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Lewis Robert Citrin Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gregor Alexander Forbesceased 12/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 8-10 Hindsland Road
Larkhall
ML9 2PA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CITRIN, David Lewis Robert→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-04-12
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CITRIN, David Lewis Robert→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2024-08-12
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DEVLIN, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-08
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CITRIN, David Lewis Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2022-04-07 · resigned 2023-03-16
FORBES, Gregor Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-12-23 · resigned 2024-09-16
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-25