G A R & D LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC372242 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	800	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-10-10
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capital · SH03
2025-06-05
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accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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capital · SH03
2025-02-10
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capital · SH03
2024-12-04
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officers · TM01
2024-11-25
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ALMASSRAF, Safhuan resigned
director
2024-11-25
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accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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MITCHELL, Donald Alexander resigned
director
2024-10-18
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officers · TM01
2024-09-06
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accounts · AAMD
2024-05-23
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capital · SH04
2024-05-16
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address · AD01
2024-05-08
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address · AD01
2024-04-11
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officers · TM01
2024-04-01
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MACKAY, Andrew Craig resigned
director
2024-01-05
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accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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capital · SH03
2023-08-01
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capital · SH03
2023-07-31
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officers · TM01
2023-03-29
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ARCHER, Brian David resigned
director
2023-03-16
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accounts · AA
2022-05-18
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officers · AP01
2022-05-18
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officers · AP01
2022-05-16
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ALMASSRAF, Safhuan appointed
director
2022-05-16
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MACKAY, Andrew Craig appointed
director
2022-05-06
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capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH04
2022-04-26
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officers · TM01
2022-04-19
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KAMINSKI, Leonard Anthony resigned
director
2021-08-27
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ANGELIS, Georgios resigned
director
2021-08-27
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GIBSON, William resigned
director
2021-08-24
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KAMINSKI, Leonard Anthony appointed
director
2021-08-24
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MILNE, Hamish resigned
director
2021-08-24
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MITCHELL, Donald Alexander appointed
director
2021-04-22
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MILNE, Hamish appointed
director
2020-12-15
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ARCHER, Brian David appointed
director
2020-10-05
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SKINNER, Keith resigned
director
2020-04-21
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MILNE, Hamish resigned
director
2018-07-17
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ANGELIS, Georgios appointed
director
2018-07-17
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GIBSON, William appointed
director
2018-07-17
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MILNE, Hamish appointed
director
2018-07-17
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SKINNER, Keith appointed
director
2010-02-03
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Company incorporated
As G A R & D LTD
2010-02-03
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ANGELI, Nicola appointed
secretary
2010-02-03
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ANGELIS, Gerasimos appointed
director
2010-02-03
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GERASIMOS, Angelis appointed
director
2010-02-03
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GERASIMOS, Angelis resigned
director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gerasimos Angelis Individual · Greek · DOB 11/1980 · age 46	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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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GILES RENEWABLES LIMITED→ SC381483 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
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GJD MARINE LIMITED→ SC437888 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

36a Regent Mews Regent Quay

Aberdeen

AB11 5BE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-07

Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

ANGELI, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 2010-02-03

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Active

ANGELIS, Gerasimos→

director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-03

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Active

ALMASSRAF, Safhuan→

director · ~68y · appointed 2022-05-16 · resigned 2024-11-25

Resigned

ANGELIS, Georgios→

director · ~80y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2021-08-27

Resigned

ARCHER, Brian David→

director · ~44y · appointed 2020-12-15 · resigned 2023-03-29

Resigned

GERASIMOS, Angelis→

director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-03 · resigned 2010-02-03

Resigned

GIBSON, William→

director · ~73y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2021-08-27

Resigned

KAMINSKI, Leonard Anthony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2021-08-24 · resigned 2022-04-19

Resigned

MACKAY, Andrew Craig→

director · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-16 · resigned 2024-04-01

Resigned

MILNE, Hamish→

director · ~77y · appointed 2021-04-22 · resigned 2021-08-24

Resigned

MILNE, Hamish→

director · ~77y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2020-04-21

Resigned

MITCHELL, Donald Alexander→

director · ~57y · appointed 2021-08-24 · resigned 2024-10-18

Resigned

SKINNER, Keith→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-07-17 · resigned 2020-10-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

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capital · SH03

2025-10-10

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-05

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capital · SH03

2025-02-24

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capital · SH03

2025-02-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-18

accounts-amended-with-made-up-date

accounts · AAMD

2024-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-23

capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure

capital · SH04

2024-05-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-05-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-05-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-05