G & B CARS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC216160 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-26
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£77.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,187

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£86
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kFeb 2024Feb 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£94.8k£240.2k
Current assets£86£489
Net assets£77.2k£63.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-08-13
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2025-08-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    PILLANS, Alex William resigned
    director
  8. 2025-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-03-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2021-04-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2020-11-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-09-10
    ➕
    PILLANS, Alex William appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-12-10
    ➖
    PILLANS, Alex William resigned
    director
  21. 2019-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-02-26
    ➖
    O'NEILL, William resigned
    director
  23. 2013-11-01
    ➕
    PILLANS, Alex William appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-26
    ➖
    O'NEILL, William resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, George Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    O'NEILL, William appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-03-05
    ➕
    O'NEILL, William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G & B CARS LIMITED
  31. 2001-02-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-02-26
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Alexander Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · ML postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
J R TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD→
SC868306 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
J.J.C. TRAVEL LIMITED→
SC272988 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
JACK N TOW LTD→
SC864408 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
JAMES LEWIS & SONS LIMITED→
SC202727 · est 1999 · no financials extracted
————26y——
JAMES P MCCREADY LTD→
SC411147 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
JAQCARS LTD→
SC303687 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
JHP TRANSPORT (LANARK) LIMITED→
SC455999 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
KAI YU NG DELIVERY LTD→
SC880449 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
KAREN YUILL RECOVERY LIMITED→
SC250584 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
KC COACHES LIMITED→
SC311226 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y——
KELLY TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED→
SC245137 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————23y——
KEMM MOVERS LTD→
SC847465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

7 Nagle Gardens
Motherwell
ML1 5LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SAUNDERS, George Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, William→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2012-02-26
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-26 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
O'NEILL, William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned
PILLANS, Alex William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-10 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
PILLANS, Alex William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2019-12-10
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-26 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-13
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28