GPA WELL SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC723473 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£47.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £47,784
Cash YoY
+291%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£88k
↑ 291% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.8k | £36.3k |
| Current assets | £88.0k | £58.6k |
| Cash | £88.0k | £22.5k |
| Debtors | — | £36.1k |
| Net assets | £47.8k | £36.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18➕ALLAN, Linda Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-08-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GPA WELL SERVICES LTD
- 2022-02-17➕ALLAN, Guy Piers appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Guy Piers Allan Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/02/2022 |
Mrs Linda Jane Allan Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100
Registered office
12 Traill Drive
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8SW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALLAN, Guy Piers→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLAN, Linda Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20