GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC357477 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-31
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 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 29 | 2300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-31➖KULEJ, Bartlomiej resigneddirector
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-12-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17➕OWENS, David appointeddirector
- 2024-12-17➕KULEJ, Bartlomiej appointeddirector
- 2024-04-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-05🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-05-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
- 2021-03-01➕BURNS, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2015-03-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
- 2009-03-31➕BURNS, George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Fiona Burns Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/02/2022 |
Mr George Burns Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation
Registered office
Tippetcraig Farm
Lochgreen Road
High Bonnybridge
FK4 2EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BURNS, Fiona→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, George→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-31
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OWENS, David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KULEJ, Bartlomiej→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-12-17 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Paragon Paragon Business Finance PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/05/2021 | 05/08/2022 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/03/2015 | 15/06/2021 |
Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15