GROUP EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC352278 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-09
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 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
51 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-01-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As GROUP EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    KERR, Russel appointed
    director
  19. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    MORTON, Alan William appointed
    director
  20. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-12-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-12-09
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2008-12-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

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Securigroup Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GROUP EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC352278

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
Securigroup Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/12/2016

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
Incorporated2008-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

300 Bath Street
Floor 5
Glasgow
G2 4JR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KERR, Russel→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON, Alan William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2008-12-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-09 · resigned 2008-12-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/03/2011—
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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09