GAEL FORCE GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC229244 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-15

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

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 30110

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 21.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	1700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
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officers · CH01
2025-10-21
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OFFORD, Stephen John Joseph resigned
director
2025-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-13
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capital · SH01
2023-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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officers · AP01
2023-02-07
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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GRAHAM, Craig Donald appointed
director
2023-02-01
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SWANSON, Rhiann Marie appointed
director
2023-01-10
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accounts · AA
2021-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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DIVERS, Stephen resigned
director
2021-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-16
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-06-16
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-06-03
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mortgage · MR04
2021-06-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-05-13
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mortgage · MR01
2021-05-11
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capital · SH02
2021-05-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2020-06-30
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PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey resigned
director
2020-06-01
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FOSTER, Robert Arthur appointed
secretary
2020-06-01
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FOSTER, Robert Arthur appointed
director
2020-06-01
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YOUNG, James Mcleod appointed
director
2020-06-01
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PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey resigned
secretary
2020-06-01
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OFFORD, Stephen John Joseph appointed
director
2018-04-11
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DIVERS, Stephen appointed
director
2016-09-07
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2015-12-07
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THOMSON, Allan Robert resigned
director
2014-10-01
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THOMSON, Allan Robert appointed
director
2014-01-06
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PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey appointed
director
2012-07-02
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PHILLIPS, Timothy Richard Harvey appointed
secretary
2012-07-02
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SMITH, Melvin John resigned
secretary
2008-02-07
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GRAHAM, Patricia Marie resigned
secretary
2007-12-31
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GRAHAM, Patricia Marie appointed
secretary
2006-03-07
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GRAHAM, Stewart appointed
director
2006-03-07
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GRAHAM, Patricia Marie resigned
secretary
2006-03-07
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SMITH, Melvin John appointed
secretary
2006-03-07
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GRAHAM, Patricia Marie resigned
director
2005-03-31
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SMITH, Innes resigned
director
2005-03-30
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GRAHAM, Patricia Marie appointed
secretary
2005-03-30
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GRAHAM, Stewart resigned
secretary
2004-11-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2002-11-08
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SMITH, Innes appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GRAHAM, Craig Donald (same surname) appointed 2023-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Gael Force Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Gael Force Group Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GAEL FORCE GROUP LIMITED

This company · SC229244

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
Gael Force Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	23/12/2016

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.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-03-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110

Registered office

136 Anderson Street

Inverness

IV3 8DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10