GH METALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08226755 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-24
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-11
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    HENDERSON, Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-11
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    HENDERSON, Jeff John resigned
    director
  18. 2012-12-24
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Jeff John appointed
    director
  19. 2012-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As GH METALS LIMITED
  20. 2012-09-24
    ➕
    ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-24
    ➖
    ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigned
    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

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

104 High Street
West Wickham
Kent
BR4 0NF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HENDERSON, Christopher→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-09-24 · resigned 2012-09-24
Resigned
HENDERSON, Jeff John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-24 · resigned 2013-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12