GASOLUTIONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC402000 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees200200

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-28
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  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2023-06-21
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  5. 2023-06-21
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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  9. 2019-03-25
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  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-27
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  12. 2017-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-11
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  14. 2016-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As GASOLUTIONS LTD.
  18. 2011-06-21
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    HANDS, Dawn appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-21
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    HANDS, Joseph David appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-21
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-06-21
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-06-21
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2011-06-21
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph David Hands
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Simonsburn Road
Loreny Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 5LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HANDS, Dawn→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANDS, Joseph David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-21 · resigned 2011-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25