Hugh C. Gibson'S Heirs Limited
ActiveLiveHugh C. Gibson'S Heirs Limited is an active private limited company incorporated on 02 Apr 1958 (68 years ago), with its registered office in Midlothian, Scotland. The company operates in Retail & wholesale.
The score, the reasons behind it, and what to do next.
A live business, still light on evidence
A registered office is on file; phone and web are checked on Pro.
Companies House · ONS · Nomis · General opportunity model · 100% of the model measurable
Financials
No machine-readable accounts to parse yet. New companies often haven’t filed, and some file PDF-only or dormant accounts.
CompetitionRead this one the other way round: a high number means a crowded market, where differentiation matters more than timing.
Answers: Is this a live, reachable business in a market worth being in?
A balanced read. Pick the lens that matches what you sell and every number on this page re-weights.
First accounts were due 31 Jan 2002 and are not on the register — about 24 years 8 months late.
What this means for you: Overdue filings are the first thing a new supplier will notice — raise it gently, it shows you did your homework.
What we checked · General opportunity weighting
Rows marked Not checked are excluded from the score rather than assumed — the missing weight shows up as lower confidence, not as a worse company.
Commonly offered to a company like this
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Answers: is this market big, growing and survivable — and is the region ahead or behind?
Sector size & momentum
This sector is growing roughly in line with the national average in Scotland.
Companies House · every incorporation with a SIC code in this sector (103 codes)
How long companies last here
Of every 100 companies started in this sector, roughly 37 are still trading five years later. This company is past that point.
The market around it
Where the sector is heading
- 1Scotland is a very high-density market for retail & wholesale, with about 40,984 companies in the same industry.
- 2Formation is broadly in line with the national average (+3.1%).
- 3Around 3,574 new companies registered in this industry locally over the last year.
- 4Sector survival sits at 37% over five years — the benchmark for businesses in this classification.
Answers: how crowded is this market, and where does this company sit against its peers?
Score distribution
A quick score from register status and company age only, because that is all the peer list carries. To compare like with like, this company is placed on the same quick score (100) — not the full 58/100 at the top of the page. Treat it as a position, not a ranking.
Peer companies
| Company | Incorporated | Location | Overall signal | Quick score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson And Goold LTD SC018480 · SIC 4525 | 04 May 1935 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Thomas Coulter Building Services Limited SC038266 · SIC 4533 | 19 Dec 1962 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Trane Scotland Limited SC090065 · SIC 4533 | 16 Oct 1984 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Robert S. Renfrew & Son Limited SC014073 · SIC 4533 | 26 Mar 1926 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| A.D. Mitchell & Sons (Plumbers) Limited SC030274 · SIC 4533 | 14 Sept 1954 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Duncan Anderson Limited SC029015 · SIC 4521 | 22 Jul 1952 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| John Paterson (Holdings) Limited SC029801 · SIC 4533 | 31 Dec 1953 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| G.B. Mckerracher & Company Limited SC067529 · SIC 4533 | 04 Apr 1979 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| R.K.P. Heating And Engineering Limited SC058943 · SIC 4533 | 12 Nov 1975 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| John Crawford & Co. (Plumbers) Limited SC026381 · SIC 4533 | 08 Jun 1948 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Plumbing And Heating Services (Tranent) Limited SC047071 · SIC 4533 | 26 Nov 1969 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Thomas Hood & Co. (Plumbing & Heating) Limited SC040183 · SIC 4533 | 07 Apr 1964 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Hopol, Limited SC007885 · SIC 4533 | 10 May 1911 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| James Beaton And Company (Plumbers) Limited SC030471 · SIC 4533 | 24 Dec 1954 | Scotland | Active | 100 |
| Orlando Building Services Limited 04526378 · SIC 4521 | 04 Sept 2002 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
| E. Summers (Plumbing & Heating) Limited 00940434 · SIC 4521 | 14 Oct 1968 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Gwent Heating And Domestic Engineers Limited 01886882 · SIC 4533 | 18 Feb 1985 | Wales | Active | 100 |
| Terian Engineering Services Limited (The) 01059310 · SIC 4533 | 23 Jun 1972 | North West | Active | 100 |
| 02511554 Limited 02511554 · SIC 4531 | 07 Jun 1990 | East of England | Active | 100 |
| Redhead & Brown Limited 00350544 · SIC 4531 | 13 Mar 1939 | North East | Active | 100 |
| 00604167 Limited 00604167 · SIC 4533 | 07 May 1958 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Cuddington Heating Services Limited 04318800 · SIC 4533 | 07 Nov 2001 | London | Active | 100 |
| Firth Sheet Metal Engineers Limited 02814579 · SIC 4533 | 04 May 1993 | Yorkshire & the Humber | Active | 100 |
| Resource And Utility Control LTD 00787495 · SIC 4533 | 09 Jan 1964 | East Midlands | Active | 100 |
Answers: what is formally on the public register — and what has not been filed yet?
Timeline
In plain English: Received a strike-off notice without being dissolved.
- Strike-off noticeGazette notice compulsory15 Sept 2026
- Court order12 Feb 2025
Company details
- Company
- Hugh C. Gibson'S Heirs Limited
- Number
- SC032986
- Registered office
- 1/4 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH3 8LQ
- Incorporated
- 02 Apr 1958
- Type
- Private limited company
- Nature of business
- 4533 — Motor vehicle trade
- Status
- Active
- Region
- Scotland · Scotland
- Accounts
- Overdue, was due 31 Jan 2002
- Confirmation statement
- —
Connected companies
Other companies run by the same directors are checked on paid plans — each appointment is a separate register lookup.
Who runs and owns it
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