GMG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC212170 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.64M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,640,546
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£47k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£670k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.64M | £670.4k |
| Current assets | £669.5k | £605.1k |
| Cash | £47.5k | £60.6k |
| Debtors | £622.0k | £544.5k |
| Net assets | £1.64M | £670.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-01-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2016-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2005-03-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2002-02-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2000-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs GMG (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2000-10-20➕MCGINN, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-20➕MCGINN, Gerald appointeddirector
- 2000-10-20➕FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-20➖FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gerald Mcginn Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
21 Swinton Road
Baillieston
Glasgow
G69 6DW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
MCGINN, Gerald→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-20 · resigned 2000-10-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 15/03/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 20/02/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06