GW CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05079338 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-22

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (4 active, 27 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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officers · CH03
2026-04-29
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officers · CH01
2026-04-29
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
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BUSS, Janine Gwendolyn appointed
director
2023-07-01
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PRINCE, Patrick appointed
director
2023-07-01
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DENIS, Sylvain resigned
director
2023-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-30
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DENIS, Sylvain appointed
director
2020-04-30
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GIGUERE, Alain resigned
director
2018-07-15
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WHITE, Sylvia resigned
director
2017-09-19
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GIGUERE, Alain appointed
director
2015-12-10
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WHITE, Sylvia appointed
director
2015-11-15
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DORDAL JR, Peter resigned
director
2011-03-23
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WESTMACOTT, Oliver appointed
secretary
2011-03-23
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EFFEMEY, Lynette resigned
secretary
2010-12-22
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EFFEMEY, Lynette appointed
secretary
2010-12-22
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WESTMACOTT, Oliver Thomas resigned
secretary
2010-07-19
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WESTMACOTT, Oliver appointed
director
2010-07-19
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SHEPPARD, Lemarque resigned
secretary
2010-07-19
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WESTMACOTT, Oliver Thomas appointed
secretary
2010-07-19
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DORDAL JR, Peter appointed
director
2010-07-19
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SHEPPARD, Lemarque resigned
director
2010-07-19
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TROTTIER, Hugues resigned
director
2008-07-14
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HICKS-LOEBBECKE, Natalie resigned
director
2008-07-14
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SHEPPARD, Lemarque appointed
director
2008-07-14
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TROTTIER, Hugues appointed
director
2007-02-16
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SHEPPARD, Lemarque appointed
secretary
2007-02-16
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HICKS-LOEBBECKE, Natalie appointed
director
2007-02-16
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WIGHT, Aldwin resigned
director
2006-12-07
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PEREL, Sabrina Ann resigned
secretary
2006-12-07
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THOMPSON, Paul resigned
secretary
2006-12-07
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William resigned
director
2006-12-07
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HUTCHINGS, Mark resigned
director
2006-12-07
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MORRISON, Alastair resigned
director
2006-09-04
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BRIERLEY, Anthony William appointed
director
2006-08-31
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MITCHELL, Timothy Holman resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Vance International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vance International Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GW CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED

This company · 05079338

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Vance International Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016
Mr. Stéphane Crétier Individual · Canadian · DOB 08/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr. Stéphan Crétierceased 18/02/2026· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

Two

London Bridge

London

SE1 9RA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-05

Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (4 active · 23 resigned)

WESTMACOTT, Oliver→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-23

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Active

BUSS, Janine Gwendolyn→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-07-01

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Active

PRINCE, Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-07-01

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Active

WESTMACOTT, Oliver→

director · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-19

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Active

EFFEMEY, Lynette→

secretary · appointed 2010-12-22 · resigned 2011-03-23

Resigned

PEREL, Sabrina Ann→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-18 · resigned 2006-12-07

Resigned

SHEPPARD, Lemarque→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2010-07-19

Resigned

THOMPSON, Paul→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2006-12-07

Resigned

WESTMACOTT, Oliver Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2010-07-19 · resigned 2010-12-22

Resigned

RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-22 · resigned 2004-03-22

Resigned

BRIERLEY, Anthony William→

director · ~74y · appointed 2006-09-04 · resigned 2006-12-07

Resigned

DENIS, Sylvain→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2023-07-01

Resigned

DORDAL JR, Peter→

director · ~62y · appointed 2010-07-19 · resigned 2015-11-15

Resigned

FREAKLEY, Simon Vincent→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-23 · resigned 2006-04-18

Resigned

GIGUERE, Alain→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-19 · resigned 2020-04-30

Resigned

HICKS-LOEBBECKE, Natalie→

director · ~48y · appointed 2007-02-16 · resigned 2008-07-14

Resigned

HOLDER, Frank Leon→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2005-01-23

Resigned

HUTCHINGS, Mark→

director · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2006-12-07

Resigned

MITCHELL, Timothy Holman→

director · ~62y · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2006-08-31

Resigned

MORRISON, Alastair→

director · ~84y · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2006-12-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (155 total)

change-person-secretary-company

officers · CH03

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-29

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-04-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-22

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-02-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-30

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-11