G3 CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC298952 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.51M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.8y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,509,065
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£932k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£302k£604k£905k£1.2m£1.5mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£931.8k£903.1k
Net assets£1.51M£1.27M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-09-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2023-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-12-13
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    STOREY, Robert Douglas resigned
    director
  17. 2019-12-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Robert Storey (As Security Trustee)
  18. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  20. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-29
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    BAYNE, Gordon David Gibson resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-28
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2018-06-14
    ➖
    BAYNE, Moria Moncrieff resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-07-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Brian Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-01
    ➕
    STOREY, Robert Douglas appointed
    director
  28. 2006-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G3 CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.
  29. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    BAYNE, Moria Moncrieff appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-03-15
    ➕
    BAYNE, Gordon David Gibson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

G3 Colbri Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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G3 Colbri Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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G3 CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD.
This company · SC298952

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G3 Colbri Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ram 235 Limitedceased 13/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Scott Bennett Associates Limitedceased 29/06/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Orion House 7 Robroyston Oval
Nova Business Park
Glasgow
G33 1AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Colin Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, Brian Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAYNE, Moria Moncrieff→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2018-06-14
Resigned
BAYNE, Gordon David Gibson→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2018-06-29
Resigned
STOREY, Robert Douglas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Robert Storey (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—13/12/201919/09/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property20/07/200628/06/2018

Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26