GALE TRADING LIMITED

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SC872202 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

3 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
➕
BUTLER, Gordon Howie appointed
director
2026-01-30
➕
LENG, Michael appointed
director
2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2025-12-09
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Company incorporated
As GALE TRADING LIMITED
2025-12-09
➕
MILES, Janet Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-12-09
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Gairloch & Loch Ewe Action Forum is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gairloch & Loch Ewe Action Forum

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GALE TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC872202

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Gairloch & Loch Ewe Action Forum Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	09/12/2025

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

Incorporated2025-12-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

The Gale Centre

Achtercairn

Gairloch

IV21 2BH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-09

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: —

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BUTLER, Gordon Howie→

director · ~76y · appointed 2026-01-30

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Active

LENG, Michael→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-30

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Active

MILES, Janet Elizabeth→

director · ~49y · appointed 2025-12-09

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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

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officers · AP01

2026-01-30

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officers · AP01

2026-01-30

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2025-12-09