GM PROJECTS SCOTLAND LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC511919 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-30
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£723.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £723,046
Cash YoY
+56%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.8m
↑ 56% YoY
Net Worth
£723k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£3.9m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£780k£1.6m£2.3m£3.1m£3.9mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£872.8k£724.0k
Current assets£3.90M£3.16M
Cash£1.81M£1.16M
Debtors£612.5k£665.5k
Net assets£723.0k£589.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-01
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    MCLAREN, Amanda Jacqueline Anne appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2019-03-03
    ➕
    GILLILAND, Alan David appointed
    director
  21. 2015-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As GM PROJECTS SCOTLAND LTD
  22. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    GUNNION, Ross appointed
    director
  23. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Douglas Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2015-07-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  27. 2015-07-30
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  28. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2015-07-30
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross Gunnion
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Douglas Stuart Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Mollins Court
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GILLILAND, Alan David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNNION, Ross→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLAREN, Amanda Jacqueline Anne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLAREN, Douglas Stuart→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2015-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27