GS ASSOCIATES CLEANING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC429760 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-06
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

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-02-28
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    CUMMING, Derek resigned
    director
  17. 2012-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As GS ASSOCIATES CLEANING LIMITED
  18. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    BROWN, Jason appointed
    director
  19. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    FLEMING, Gwyneth appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    CUMMING, Derek appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Gwyneth Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 The Robertson Centre
16 Glasgow Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Jason→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-08-06
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Active
FLEMING, Gwyneth→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-08-06
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Active
CUMMING, Derek→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-06 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09