GB SCOTT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779352 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-17
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,176
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£77k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £52.4k |
| Current assets | £77.2k |
| Net assets | £7.2k |
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
6
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-20➕AKRAM, Muhammad appointeddirector
- 2025-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-18➖AKBAR, Nadeem resigneddirector
- 2023-09-19➕AKBAR, Nadeem appointeddirector
- 2023-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GB SCOTT LTD
- 2023-08-17➕KHAN, Gul Faraz appointeddirector
- 2023-08-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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 Muhammad Akram Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/02/2026 |
Mr Gul Faraz Khan Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nadeem Akbarceased 18/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2023-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
12, Groathill Road North
Groathill Road North
Edinburgh
EH4 2SW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AKRAM, Muhammad→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2026-02-20
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KHAN, Gul Faraz→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-08-17
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AKBAR, Nadeem→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-09-19 · resigned 2024-05-18
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-19