G-MOTOR TECH HOLDINGS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC707910 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£27.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 3.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £27,442
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,985 YoY
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £222.2k | £237.2k |
| Cash | £2.3k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £27.4k | £37.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-12-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-12-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs G-MOTOR TECH HOLDINGS LTD
- 2021-08-27➕GUNNING, Gary appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27➕GUNNING, Mary Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +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
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GUNNING, Gary (same surname) appointed 2021-08-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Danielle Gunning Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/09/2024 |
Mr Gary Gunning Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/08/2021 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY ADDICTION SUPPORT SERVICE→ SC201019 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| FARRELL SCOTT PROPERTY COMPANY LTD→ SC822292 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FISTRAL BAY LIMITED→ SC502002 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT MARKETING HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC648485 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| FPT GROUP LIMITED→ SC177776 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| G & B (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC112779 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| G41 HERITAGE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC781110 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GASMAN ENERGY GROUP LTD→ SC800871 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GEORGE BALLANTINE & SON LIMITED→ SC020024 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
| GILPRO MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC223887 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| GLASGOW CONTAINERS LTD→ SC380536 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| GLASGOW GUN MAKERS LIMITED→ SC141394 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GUNNING, Gary→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUNNING, Mary Margaret→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2021-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/05/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-28