G&W LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC662439 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-28
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
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year to May 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (78/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs G&W LIMITED
- 2020-05-28➕GRAY, Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28➕WILLIAMS, Heather appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28➕WILLIAMS, John Mccallum appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Heather Williams Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2020 |
Mr John Mccallum Williams Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2020 |
Mr Alasdair Gray Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| EVANTON CHINA LIMITED→ SC772344 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FARM TO PLATE LTD→ SC843477 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FOULIS CASTLE ACCOMMODATION LIMITED→ SC761187 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GARMOUTH LUXURY CAT HOTEL LTD→ SC841138 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GAUGE POOL LIMITED→ SC567308 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| GEORGES HOSPITALITY LTD→ SC709994 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GLENVIEW CHALET PARK LIMITED→ SC111018 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| GOLDEN JADE 988 LIMITED→ SC847278 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOLDEN RETRIEVER LTD→ SC874800 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOD CRAIC CAFE LTD→ SC722621 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GOOD HIGHLAND FOOD LIMITED→ SC464333 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GREEK GYROS (ELGIN) LTD→ SC856657 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Highfield House
Strathpeffer
IV14 9BA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GRAY, Alasdair→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2020-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Heather→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2020-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, John Mccallum→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-28