GAS PERFORMANCE TESTING SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC405939 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-23

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Despite its name suggesting gas industry performance testing or measurement services, this appears to be a dormant or shell-like entity based in Renfrew, Scotland, with no recorded trading activity and a generic support services SIC code offering little clarity on actual operations.

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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · CH01
2025-08-05
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accounts · AA
2024-06-12
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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FOURLEGNIE, Thibault Guy appointed
director
2022-06-30
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HUNTER, David Stuart resigned
director
2022-06-30
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officers · AP01
2022-06-30
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officers · TM01
2022-05-27
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accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
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accounts · AA
2020-09-07
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address · AD01
2020-08-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-09-18
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-16
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address · AD01
2019-08-02
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officers · AP01
2019-08-02
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officers · AP03
2019-08-02
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officers · TM01
2019-08-02
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officers · TM01
2019-08-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-01
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WARGENT, Nicholas James appointed
secretary
2019-08-01
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WARGENT, Nicholas James appointed
director
2019-08-01
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BROWN, Ian Richard resigned
secretary
2019-08-01
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ASHLEY, David James resigned
director
2019-08-01
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla resigned
director
2018-05-31
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CHAMBERS, Michael resigned
director
2018-05-01
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SEMERCIYAN, Simla appointed
director
2018-04-30
➕
BROWN, Ian Richard appointed
secretary
2018-04-30
➖
JUBB, David Anthony resigned
secretary
2017-10-04
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JUBB, David Anthony appointed
secretary
2017-10-04
➖
SCHIESER, Peter resigned
secretary
2017-10-04
➕
ASHLEY, David James appointed
director
2017-10-04
➖
AYRE, Mark resigned
director
2017-10-04
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CHAMBERS, Michael appointed
director
2017-08-31
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AYRE, Mark appointed
director
2017-08-31
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BOWIE, Andrew resigned
director
2017-03-10
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ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard resigned
director
2015-11-10
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ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard appointed
director
2015-11-10
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BOWIE, Andrew appointed
director
2015-10-30
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BENNY, Paul Andrew resigned
director
2015-02-27
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SCHIESER, Peter appointed
secretary
2015-02-27
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BENNY, Paul Andrew appointed
director
2015-02-27
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MARKIN, Adam resigned
director
2011-08-23
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Company incorporated
As GAS PERFORMANCE TESTING SERVICES LTD
2011-08-23
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HUNTER, David Stuart appointed
director
2011-08-23
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MARKIN, Adam appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Teledyne Gas Measurement Instruments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Teledyne Gas Measurement Instruments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GAS PERFORMANCE TESTING SERVICES LTD

This company · SC405939

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Teledyne Gas Measurement Instruments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-08-23

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Inchinnan Business Park Brownsfield Avenue

Inchinnan

Renfrew

PA4 9RG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-06

Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

WARGENT, Nicholas James→

secretary · appointed 2019-08-01

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Active

FOURLEGNIE, Thibault Guy→

director · ~49y · appointed 2022-06-30

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Active

WARGENT, Nicholas James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-08-01

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Active

BROWN, Ian Richard→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-30 · resigned 2019-08-01

Resigned

JUBB, David Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

SCHIESER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2017-10-04

Resigned

ALPHONSUS, Anton Bernard→

director · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-03-10

Resigned

ASHLEY, David James→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2019-08-01

Resigned

AYRE, Mark→

director · ~63y · appointed 2017-08-31 · resigned 2017-10-04

Resigned

BENNY, Paul Andrew→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-02-27 · resigned 2015-10-30

Resigned

BOWIE, Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-10 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

CHAMBERS, Michael→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

HUNTER, David Stuart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-08-23 · resigned 2022-06-30

Resigned

MARKIN, Adam→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-08-23 · resigned 2015-02-27

Resigned

SEMERCIYAN, Simla→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2019-08-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-06-30

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

officers · TM01

2022-06-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-03-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-10-26

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

address · AD01

2020-09-07