G.P.S. (EUROPE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC136694 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£990.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52230
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £990,123
Net assets shrinking
Down £100,398 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£350k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£990k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£261k£521k£782k£1.0m£1.3mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£990.1k£1.09M
Current assets£1.11M£1.30M
Cash£349.5k£466.7k
Debtors£457.3k£379.1k
Net assets£990.1k£1.09M

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2025-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-01
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    GUTAUSKAS, Lukas appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-02-14
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    MENDLESSOHN, Roy resigned
    director
  19. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-03-22
    ➕
    MENDELSSOHN, Esther appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2012-06-18
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-06-18
    ➖
    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-11-21
    ➕
    MENDLESSOHN, Roy appointed
    director
  25. 1999-02-03
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 1997-04-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 1992-11-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1992-06-09
    ➕
    MENDELSSOHN, Harold appointed
    director
  29. 1992-06-09
    ➕
    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1992-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G.P.S. (EUROPE) LIMITED
  31. 1992-02-18
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1992-02-18
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1992-02-18
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  34. 1992-02-18
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Mendelssohn
Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Esther Mendelssohn
Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/02/2019

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
Incorporated1992-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52230 — SIC 52230

Registered office

C/O Blackadders Llp, 40
Torphichen Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8JB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BLACKADDERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-18
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Active
GUTAUSKAS, Lukas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-05-01
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Active
MENDELSSOHN, Esther→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-03-22
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Active
MENDELSSOHN, Harold→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-06-09
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Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-02-18 · resigned 1992-02-18
Resigned
MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-06-09 · resigned 2012-06-18
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-02-18 · resigned 1992-02-18
Resigned
MENDLESSOHN, Roy→
director · ~43y · appointed 2005-11-21 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/04/199709/06/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property19/11/199203/02/1999

Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12