GENCO TRADING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC621894 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-20

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
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LYON, Diane appointed
director
2026-02-19
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LYON, Diane resigned
director
2026-02-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
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LYON, Diane appointed
director
2021-01-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
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LYON, John appointed
director
2020-11-27
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LYON, Diane resigned
director
2020-11-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-20
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Company incorporated
As GENCO TRADING LTD
2019-02-20
➕
LYON, Diane 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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Lyon Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	28/02/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Diane Lyonceased 28/02/2020· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Clarity Accounting (Scotland) Ltd

234 West George Street

Glasgow

G2 4QY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

LYON, Diane→

director · ~51y · appointed 2026-02-19

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Active

LYON, John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-11-27

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Active

LYON, Diane→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2026-02-19

Resigned

LYON, Diane→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2020-11-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

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

officers · CH01

2026-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-11-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-02