GKN INVESTMENTS III GP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC633480 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-14
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-20➕HAYWARD, Emma Jayne appointeddirector
- 2023-04-20➕NICHOLSON, John David appointeddirector
- 2023-04-20➖CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-20➖BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2023-04-20➖CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe resigneddirector
- 2023-04-20➖MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien resigneddirector
- 2023-04-20➖RICHARDS, Matthew John resigneddirector
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GKN INVESTMENTS III GP LIMITED
- 2019-06-14➕CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-14➕BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14➕CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14➕MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14➕RICHARDS, Matthew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gkn Automotive Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gkn Automotive Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GKN INVESTMENTS III GP LIMITED
This company · SC633480
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gkn Automotive Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/06/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Gkn Automotive Limitedceased 14/06/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HAYWARD, Emma Jayne→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICHOLSON, John David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
BARNES, Garry Elliot, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
CRAWFORD, Jonathon Colin Fyfe→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
MORGAN, Geoffrey Damien→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
RICHARDS, Matthew John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2023-04-20
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21