GCJ LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC278916 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£362.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £362,256
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,533 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£232
~ YoY
Net Worth
£362k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£73k£147k£220k£293k£367kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£469.1k£473.6k
Current assets£104.6k£89.0k
Cash£232£232
Debtors£104.4k£88.7k
Net assets£362.3k£366.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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  2. 2024-07-08
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  3. 2024-03-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2024-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-07
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  7. 2022-01-25
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2020-05-25
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  10. 2019-05-28
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  11. 2018-09-28
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  12. 2018-02-07
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  13. 2017-11-09
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  14. 2017-08-08
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  15. 2017-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2016-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-06-10
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    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2011-06-10
    ➖
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2009-01-14
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Colin Nicolson resigned
    director
  20. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    MACLEOD, John Norman appointed
    director
  21. 2006-07-06
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Colin Nicolson appointed
    director
  22. 2006-05-01
    ➖
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-05-01
    ➕
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2005-10-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2005-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Black Horse Limited
  26. 2005-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As GCJ LIMITED
  27. 2005-01-26
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Gavin Bruce appointed
    director
  28. 2005-01-26
    ➕
    DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Norman Macleod
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Gavin Bruce Chalmers
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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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
Incorporated2005-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Brodies House
31 - 33 Union Grove
Aberdeen
AB10 6SD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALMERS, Gavin Bruce→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, John Norman→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-26 · resigned 2006-05-01
Resigned
DAVIES WOOD SUMMERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2011-06-10
Resigned
MACDONALD, Colin Nicolson→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-07-06 · resigned 2009-01-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/10/2005—
satisfied
Black Horse
Black Horse Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property30/08/200521/03/2024
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30