G&S TILING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC444601 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-08
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2018-05-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2017-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-10-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Gerald appointed
    director
  19. 2013-07-02
    ➖
    MCWILLIAMS, Gerald resigned
    director
  20. 2013-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As G&S TILING LTD
  21. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Dominic appointed
    secretary
  22. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Dominic appointed
    director
  23. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Jordan appointed
    director
  24. 2013-03-08
    ➕
    MCWILLIAMS, Gerald 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dominic Mcwilliams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/11/2016
Mr Jordan Mcwilliams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/11/2016
Mr Gerald Mcwilliams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/11/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

Block 2 - Unit 3 Glencairn Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
KA1 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MCWILLIAMS, Dominic→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-08
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Active
MCWILLIAMS, Dominic→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-03-08
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Active
MCWILLIAMS, Gerald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
MCWILLIAMS, Jordan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-03-08
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Active
MCWILLIAMS, Gerald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2013-07-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—29/05/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—14/10/2015—
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Recent filings (33 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25