G.A. ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC177564 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 25.3y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (3 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
145 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £896,707
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £-896.7k | £-476.8k |
| Average employees | 3400 | 3200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-13📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-13📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-13📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-13📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2025-01-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-24🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2024-12-24🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-25🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2024-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2024-02-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-01➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-02-01➖BUCHAN, Tyler John resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖HODKINSON, David John resigneddirector
- 2023-12-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-28🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2023-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-10-03🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2023-09-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited
- 2023-09-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-02-02➕HODKINSON, David John appointeddirector
- 2021-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-10-01➖SAWAYA MELVILLE, Zeina resigneddirector
- 2020-04-03➕BUCHAN, Tyler John appointeddirector
- 2020-04-03➕BUCHAN, Tyler John appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-03➖MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-04➖GRAY, Angus John resigneddirector
- 2019-09-26➕SAWAYA MELVILLE, Zeina appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➖KERR, Murray Mckay resigneddirector
- 2018-05-14➕MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen appointeddirector
- 2018-05-14➕MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen appointedsecretary
- 2018-05-14➖WATSON, Frank William resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-14➖WATSON, Frank William resigneddirector
- 2018-05-01➕KERR, Murray Mckay appointeddirector
- 2017-11-13➖MCBEAN, Nicola Jane resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
G A Engineering (Group) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
G A Engineering (Group) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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G.A. ENGINEERING (SCOTLAND) LTD.
This company · SC177564
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G A Engineering (Group) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Pryme Group Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Brodies House
31-33 Union Grove
Aberdeen
AB10 6SD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (3 active · 14 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHAN, Tyler John→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCHAN, Tyler John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-04-03 · resigned 2024-02-01
MCBEAN, Nicola Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-30 · resigned 2017-11-13
MURRAY, Kerrie Rae Doreen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2020-04-03
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-29 · resigned 1997-07-29
WATSON, Frank William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-11-13 · resigned 2018-05-14
AITKEN, Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-05 · resigned 2017-01-19
DEUCHARS, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1997-07-30 · resigned 2017-10-18
DEUCHARS, Susan Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2014-11-05
GRAY, Angus John→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-27 · resigned 2020-02-04
HODKINSON, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-02 · resigned 2023-12-31
KERR, Murray Mckay→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2019-04-02
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-07-29 · resigned 1997-07-29
SAWAYA MELVILLE, Zeina→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-26 · resigned 2020-10-01
WATSON, Frank William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-23 · resigned 2018-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
6
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | — | 25/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 03/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Igf Business Credit Igf Business Credit Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/06/2017 | 08/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Stuart Paul William Ross / Hamish Hector Lawrence Ross | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/12/2016 | 08/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/11/2015 | 08/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/07/2009 | 04/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 06/08/2002 | 08/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/01/2001 | 03/08/2021 |
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Recent filings (145 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-02
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-13
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-01-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-16