GC CONCRETE LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-04-02📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-12📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-09➕BOW, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2023-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-27➖HUME, Colin resigneddirector
- 2021-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs GC CONCRETE LIMITED
- 2021-11-23➕BOW, Graham appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23➕HUME, Colin appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BOW, Graham (same surname) appointed 2021-11-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Gms Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gms Investments Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gordon Bowceased 09/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Graham Bowceased 09/07/2024· 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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