GLA ENGINEERING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
12240102 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-02
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
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (0 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-03-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2021-03-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2020-11-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2020-03-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2020-03-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2020-03-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2020-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-12-15
    ALDOUS, Gordon Lee resigned
    director
  10. 2019-12-15
    ALDOUS, Lucy Michelle resigned
    director
  11. 2019-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLA ENGINEERING LTD
  12. 2019-10-02
    ALDOUS, Gordon Lee appointed
    director
  13. 2019-10-02
    ALDOUS, Lucy Michelle appointed
    director
  14. 2019-10-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 2021-03-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lucy Michelle Aldous
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest27/03/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gordon Lee Aldousceased 15/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Lucy Michelle Aldousceased 15/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

9 Fenton Rise
Brackley
NN13 6HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

ALDOUS, Gordon Lee
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2019-12-15
Resigned
ALDOUS, Lucy Michelle
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-10-02 · resigned 2019-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-11-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-10-02