G P A WELL SERVICES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10097640 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-01
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-10-09
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-10-09
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-07-24
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-07-11
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2018-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2017-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2016-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G P A WELL SERVICES LIMITED
  8. 2016-04-01
    ALLAN, Guy Piers appointed
    director
  9. 2016-04-01
    ALLAN, Linda Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2016-04-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-10-09

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Guy Allan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Linda Jane Allan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

47, Englands Lane
Great Yarmouth
NR31 6BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2018-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

ALLAN, Guy Piers
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-01
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ALLAN, Linda Jane
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-10-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-07-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-04-01