GANGEL RAIL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC492995 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other engineering activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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GRIFFITHS, Christine appointed
director
2014-12-09
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Company incorporated
As GANGEL RAIL SOLUTIONS LTD
2014-12-09
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GANGEL, Alan appointed
secretary
2014-12-09
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GANGEL, Alan 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GANGEL" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Gangel Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-12-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Woodbank

Dunivard Road

Garelochhead

G84 0AB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GANGEL, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2014-12-09

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Active

GANGEL, Alan→

director · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-09

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Active

GRIFFITHS, Christine→

director · ~54y · appointed 2017-12-06

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Recent filings (44 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-09-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-09

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-09-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-09-09

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address · AD01

2024-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-12

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-01-15

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-15