GAUGERS SHARE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC733709 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47250SIC 47250
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,365
Cash draining
Cash down 58% YoY
Cash YoY
-58%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£614
↓ 58% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 377% YoY
Current Assets
£799
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£12k-£9k-£5k-£2k£2kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-15.4k£-3.2k
Current assets£799£1.7k
Cash£614£1.5k
Debtors£185£215
Net assets£-15.4k£-3.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-30
    ➕
    KROMER, Drew Meade appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-30
    ➕
    KROMER JR, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-30
    ➖
    MCILWRIATH, Ewan William James resigned
    director
  13. 2022-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GAUGERS SHARE LIMITED
  14. 2022-05-26
    ➕
    MCILWRIATH, Ewan William James appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Andrew Kromer Jr
Individual · American · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ewan William James Mcilwriathceased 30/09/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

C/O Robb Ferguson Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KROMER, Drew Meade→
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-09-30
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Active
KROMER JR, Robert Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-09-30
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Active
MCILWRIATH, Ewan William James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-05-26 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-26