GLOBAL CARGO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI637735 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.0y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-10➖WOOLSEY, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2025-11-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-04📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-08-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-19➕CUMMINS, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕DOLAN, John Gerard appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕GEOGHEGAN, Daniel Noel appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➖WOOLSEY, Andrea resigneddirector
- 2024-02-19➖WOOLSEY, Jemma resigneddirector
- 2024-02-19➖WOOLSEY, Wendy Ellen resigneddirector
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2020-04-01➕WOOLSEY, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2020-04-01➕WOOLSEY, Jemma appointeddirector
- 2018-11-01➕WOOLSEY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2016-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOBAL CARGO SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2016-04-12➕WOOLSEY, Wendy Ellen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Noel Geoghegan Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 19/02/2024 |
Mr Timothy Cummins Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew James Woolseyceased 19/02/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Armagh Business Park Suite 37 & 38 Dean Swift Building
50 Hamiltonsbawn Road
Armagh
BT60 1HW
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
CUMMINS, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-02-19
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DOLAN, John Gerard→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-02-19
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GEOGHEGAN, Daniel Noel→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-02-19
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WOOLSEY, Andrea→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2024-02-19
WOOLSEY, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2026-04-10
WOOLSEY, Jemma→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2024-02-19
WOOLSEY, Wendy Ellen→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-12 · resigned 2024-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/06/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-08
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28