GBPF LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC790483 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-24
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2026-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15➕BOWIE, Gavin appointedsecretary
- 2024-01-15➕BOWIE, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2024-01-15➖MCCOLL, Steven resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-15➖MCCOLL, Steven resigneddirector
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-secretary-companyofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-01-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GBPF LIMITED
- 2023-11-24➕MCCOLL, Steven appointedsecretary
- 2023-11-24➕MCCOLL, Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-11-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 Gavin Bowie Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Steven Mccollceased 15/01/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities
Registered office
18 Seafield Road
Lintmill
Buckie
AB56 4XS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BOWIE, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCOLL, Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2024-01-15
MCCOLL, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-11-24 · resigned 2024-01-15
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2024-01-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-15