G.C. & A.C. STOUT LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO302929 · llp · incorporated 2010-07-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.1y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2024-04-06➕STOUT, Ben Ronan appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-06➕STOUT, Jack Sigurd appointedllp-designated-member
- 2024-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2024-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-02-06📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-23📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2017-07-26📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-31➕STOUT, Anne Catherine appointedllp-designated-member
- 2011-08-31➖WARNOCK, Gavin Fleming Alexander resignedllp-designated-member
- 2010-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs G.C. & A.C. STOUT LLP
- 2010-07-23➕STOUT, George Campbell appointedllp-designated-member
- 2010-07-23➕WARNOCK, Gavin Fleming Alexander appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 George Campbell Stout Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 23/07/2016 |
Mrs Anne Catherine Stout Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 23/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FIRTH CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC828147 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FLOW COUNTRY RESTORATION LTD→ SC800917 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOCUS PUBLIC SAFETY LTD→ SC606738 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| HEAT SMART ORKNEY LTD→ SC535744 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND BESPOKE FURNITURE LTD→ SC814795 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2010-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Jolly's Of Orkney Scott's Road
Hatston Industrial Estate
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1GR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
STOUT, Anne Catherine→
Activellp-designated-member · ~66y · appointed 2011-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STOUT, Ben Ronan→
Activellp-designated-member · ~28y · appointed 2024-04-06
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STOUT, George Campbell→
Activellp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-23
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STOUT, Jack Sigurd→
Activellp-designated-member · ~30y · appointed 2024-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARNOCK, Gavin Fleming Alexander→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2010-07-23 · resigned 2011-08-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-23
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-05-02
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2024-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2024-03-18
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-current-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25