GMJ PROJECT CONTROLS LTD

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SC515630 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-15
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-26
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  3. 2023-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-08-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-01-31
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    JACK, Shona Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  15. 2018-01-31
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    JACK, Shona Lindsay resigned
    director
  16. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As GMJ PROJECT CONTROLS LTD
  18. 2015-09-15
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    JACK, George Moyes appointed
    director
  19. 2015-09-15
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    JACK, Shona Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-09-15
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    JACK, Shona Lindsay appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Jack
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Arden
Arden
Kinross
KY13 0LE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

JACK, George Moyes→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACK, Shona Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
JACK, Shona Lindsay→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-15 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-29