GC PLUMBING & HEATING (NE) LTD

🚨Distressedactive
10185490 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-18
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2023
Net worth
£-23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,041
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,358 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 7368% YoY
Current Assets
£41k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£23k-£9k£4k£18k£32k£46kMay 2022May 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2023-05-312022-05-31
Total assets£-14.0k£30.1k
Current assets£40.6k£45.8k
Net assets£-23.0k£317

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-05-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-07-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GC PLUMBING & HEATING (NE) LTD
  16. 2016-05-18
    CARTER, Gary David appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Carter
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2017

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
Incorporated2016-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

1 Hamilton Road
Hartlepool
TS25 3ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARTER, Gary David
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-05-18
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Recent filings (24 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28