G.O. AUTOMATICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC066141 · ltd · incorporated 1978-10-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1978-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs G.O. AUTOMATICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Lynsey Anne Herron Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2024 |
Mr Gregory Charles William Dand Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/10/2024 |
Mr Alan Lindsay Dand Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Barry Herronceased 16/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Laxford Lane Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 3HF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (101 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13