GMG HEALTH & SAFETY FIRST CONSULTANCY LTD

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SC442213 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£31.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £31,573
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£63k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£79kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£64.6k£25.1k
Current assets£64.4k£78.7k
Cash£62.9k£76.0k
Debtors£1.6k£2.7k
Net assets£31.6k£25.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    GAFFNEY, Janet appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GMG HEALTH & SAFETY FIRST CONSULTANCY LTD
  18. 2013-02-07
    ➕
    GAFFNEY, Gerard Majella appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Gerard Majella Gaffney
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
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
Incorporated2013-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

14 Cunningham Court
Skelmorlie
PA17 5BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GAFFNEY, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-08
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GAFFNEY, Gerard Majella→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-02-07
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-28