GM4X LTD

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SC517955 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£97.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £97,232

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
Net Worth
£97k
Current Assets
£97k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£100.9k
Current assets£96.6k
Cash£40.6k
Debtors£22.7k
Net assets£97.2k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-10-01
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  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-11
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  10. 2020-05-11
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-04-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2020-04-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-04-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2020-04-22
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    capital · SH08
  17. 2020-04-16
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    GILCHRIST, James Taylor appointed
    director
  18. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As GM4X LTD
  20. 2015-10-14
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    MCGREGOR, Gillian appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-14
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    MCGREGOR, Gordon John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

Gp Plantscape Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Gp Plantscape Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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GM4X LTD
This company · SC517955

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gp Plantscape Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/04/2020
Gillian Macgregor
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/10/2016
Mr Gordon John Mcgregor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

20 Ladyacre Road
Lanark
ML11 7LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GILCHRIST, James Taylor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-16
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MCGREGOR, Gillian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-10-14
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Active
MCGREGOR, Gordon John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-10-14
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-05-11