GLOBAL SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05536147 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-15

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 52241

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

52243SIC 52243
52290Other transportation support activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 20.4y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	11000	11400

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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-10-15
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officers · TM01
2018-10-15
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officers · TM02
2018-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-09-16
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RICHARDSON, Darran William resigned
secretary
2018-09-16
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RICHARDSON, Darran William resigned
director
2017-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2016-10-29
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capital · SH01
2016-10-06
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address · AD01
2016-10-06
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officers · AP01
2016-09-15
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JOBES, David Alan resigned
secretary
2016-09-15
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RICHARDSON, Darran William appointed
secretary
2016-09-15
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JOBES, David Alan resigned
director
2016-09-15
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LEITCH, Roger Thomas resigned
director
2016-09-15
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RICHARDSON, Darran William appointed
director
2016-09-15
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Roger Leitch
2015-09-15
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WAUD, Peter John appointed
director
2014-01-28
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Charge satisfied #7
2014-01-28
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-01-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-01-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-11-22
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Resolve Capital LLP
2013-11-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-11-13
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
2013-03-31
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JOBES, Jharna resigned
director
2013-03-31
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LEITCH, Pauline Sandra resigned
director
2011-10-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2011-03-25
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Charge satisfied #3
2010-06-24
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
2009-08-13
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JOBES, Jharna appointed
director
2009-08-13
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LEITCH, Pauline Sandra appointed
director
2006-01-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Gmac Commercial Finance PLC
2006-01-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2006-01-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2005-09-20
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JOBES, David Alan appointed
secretary
2005-09-20
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-09-20
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JOBES, David Alan appointed
director
2005-09-20
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LEITCH, Roger Thomas appointed
director
2005-09-20
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-08-15
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Company incorporated
As GLOBAL SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED
2005-08-15
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-08-15
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Lupfaw 424 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lupfaw 424 Limited

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

ultimate parent

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GLOBAL SHIPPING SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 05536147

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
Lupfaw 424 Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/09/2016

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

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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

Incorporated2005-08-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC52241 — SIC 52241

Registered office

Timber Terminal

Normandy Way

Goole

East Yorkshire

DN14 5SP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

WAUD, Peter John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-09-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JOBES, David Alan→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2016-09-15

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Darran William→

secretary · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2018-09-16

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-15 · resigned 2005-09-20

Resigned

JOBES, David Alan→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2016-09-15

Resigned

JOBES, Jharna→

director · ~68y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2013-03-31

Resigned

LEITCH, Pauline Sandra→

director · ~67y · appointed 2009-08-13 · resigned 2013-03-31

Resigned

LEITCH, Roger Thomas→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2016-09-15

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Darran William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2018-09-16

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-15 · resigned 2005-09-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Roger Leitch / David Alan Jobes	A registered charge	1 property	15/09/2016	—
satisfied	Resolve Capital Resolve Capital LLP	A registered charge	2 properties	22/11/2013	28/01/2014
outstanding	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	1 property	13/11/2013	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deed of admission to an omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement	1 property	10/10/2011	28/01/2014
satisfied	Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance LTD	Debenture	1 property	24/06/2010	18/11/2013
satisfied	Gmac Commercial Finance Gmac Commercial Finance PLC	Composite guarantee and debenture	1 property	03/01/2006	25/03/2011
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Omnibus guarantee & set-off agreement	1 property	03/01/2006	28/01/2014
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	03/01/2006	28/01/2014

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