What a buyer sees
GIBSON TOPCO LIMITED
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · Chigwell · 10113769
947,000staff · FY2023
10years trading
—oldest owner on file
—cash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£42Mfor the year to 2023
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff947,000
2022684,000 → 947,0002023
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£44below almost all
£37,462£146,827£596,431
Debtor daysdays12below almost all
1247251
Creditor daysdays10
928203
Stock daysdaysnot on your filings
637132
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 2
- The newest accounts on file are 32 months oldAnyone looking at the company today is reading a year that has already ended. Whatever has improved since is invisible.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 2
- Headcount grew from 684000 to 947000Growth a buyer can verify without asking you for anything.
- Debtor days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 12 against 47 for the middle of 594 comparable companies.
What the register says
Owners
Nobody recorded with significant control.
Directors
- 49since 2016
- 43since 2016
- 71since 2018
- 46since 2019
| Year to | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | £42M | 947000 | — |
| 2022-12-31 | £26M | 684000 | — |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
1.5–4× sales£63M£168M
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.