GCM SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC431052 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 2300 | 2400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-02➕CALDER, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Gordon Campbell Marshall
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs GCM SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD.
- 2012-08-23➕BARCLAY, Grant Samuel Anderson appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-23➕MARSHALL, Gordon Campbell appointeddirector
- 2012-08-23➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-08-23➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-08-23➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2012-08-23➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 14 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.)
Group structure
Gcm Services Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gcm Services Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GCM SERVICES SCOTLAND LTD.
This company · SC431052
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gcm Services Trustees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 22/05/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gordon Campbell Marshallceased 22/05/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence
- Mrs Jacquelyn Marshallceased 22/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition
Registered office
128 Kilsyth Road
Banknock
Bonnybridge
Stirlingshire
FK4 1HY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BARCLAY, Grant Samuel Anderson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-08-23
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CALDER, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-02-02
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MARSHALL, Gordon Campbell→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-08-23
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-08-23 · resigned 2012-08-23
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-08-23 · resigned 2012-08-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Gordon Campbell Marshall / Jacquelyn Marshall | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23