GRAVITY CONSULTANT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC471749 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-06
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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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-07-03
    GARMORY, Carron Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-06-30
    WASSELL, Lynn Allyson resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-06-28
    WASSELL, Lynn Allyson appointed
    director
  17. 2017-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-09-30
    BARCLAY, Tom resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRAVITY CONSULTANT SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2014-03-06
    CLYDE VALLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2014-03-06
    BARCLAY, Tom appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Clyde Valley Housing Association Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Clyde Valley Housing Association Limited
Corporate parent
GRAVITY CONSULTANT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC471749

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Clyde Valley Housing Association Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence04/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

50 Scott Street
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 1PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GARMORY, Carron Ann
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-07-03
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Active
CLYDE VALLEY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-06
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Active
BARCLAY, Tom
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2016-09-30
Resigned
WASSELL, Lynn Allyson
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-28 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-12