GB OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC834938 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-22
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GB OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED
  2. 2025-01-22
    DAVIES, Rhys Carradoc appointed
    director
  3. 2025-01-22
    MORGAN, Barry John appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-22
    QUINN, Brian Sidney appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-04

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Sidney Quinn
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/01/2025
Mr Barry John Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/01/2025
Mr Rhys Carradoc Davies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/01/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

1 Duddingston Yards
Edinburgh
EH15 3NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-04OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, Rhys Carradoc
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-22
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Active
MORGAN, Barry John
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-01-22
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Active
QUINN, Brian Sidney
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-01-22
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-22