GCN CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11916397 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    GORDON CLARK, Louis Edmund Ivor appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    GORDON-CLARK, Francis Charles Alexander resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-04-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-04-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    GORDON-CLARK, Edmund Francis resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-31
    ➖
    GORDON-CLARK, Flora Demelza Juliette resigned
    director
  16. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-08-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  18. 2023-08-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2022-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-07-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-07-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-07-09
    ➕
    GORDON-CLARK, Flora Demelza Juliette appointed
    director
  24. 2021-07-09
    ➕
    GORDON-CLARK, Francis Charles Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2021-05-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  26. 2021-05-03
    ➕
    BCS COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2021-03-11
    ➖
    NICHOLLS, Mark Leslie resigned
    director
  28. 2019-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GCN CAPITAL LIMITED
  29. 2019-03-30
    ➕
    GORDON-CLARK, Edmund Francis appointed
    director
  30. 2019-03-30
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Mark Leslie appointed
    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

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edmund Francis Gordon-Clark
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting30/03/2019
Mrs Flora Demelza Juliette Gordon-Clark
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Leslie Nichollsceased 10/03/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

C/O Windsor House Station Court, Station Road
Great Shelford
Cambridge
CB22 5NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BCS COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON CLARK, Louis Edmund Ivor→
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON-CLARK, Edmund Francis→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-03-30 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
GORDON-CLARK, Flora Demelza Juliette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
GORDON-CLARK, Francis Charles Alexander→
director · ~27y · appointed 2021-07-09 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Mark Leslie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-03-30 · resigned 2021-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13