GMET I.T. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08102528 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-12
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-07-24
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-23
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  6. 2021-03-04
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  7. 2020-03-04
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  8. 2019-02-26
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  9. 2018-03-05
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  10. 2017-04-18
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  11. 2016-06-22
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  12. 2016-06-22
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  13. 2016-03-15
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  14. 2015-11-02
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    O'KEEFFE, John Edward resigned
    director
  15. 2015-09-30
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    HERINGTON, David John resigned
    director
  16. 2015-09-30
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    RITCH, Guy Maurice resigned
    director
  17. 2015-09-30
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  18. 2015-09-30
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  19. 2013-01-21
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    HERINGTON, David John appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-21
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    RITCH, Guy Maurice appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-15
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    MAWSON, Lynda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-06-15
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    MAWSON, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-15
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    O'KEEFFE, John Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2012-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As GMET I.T. LIMITED
  25. 2012-06-12
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  26. 2012-06-12
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mawson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

John Bull House
Silecroft
Millom
Cumbria
LA18 5LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last: 2026-06-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MAWSON, Lynda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAWSON, Robert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-06-15
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Active
HERINGTON, David John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-06-12 · resigned 2012-06-12
Resigned
O'KEEFFE, John Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-06-15 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
RITCH, Guy Maurice→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2026-06-24
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2025-12-22
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2025-07-10
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2025-03-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
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2023-06-19
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
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accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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2021-06-16
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accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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2020-06-15
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2020-03-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17