GCDC SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- · Filings: 9 → 10
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 9 → 10
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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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -83% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £16.5k |
| Current assets | £13.7k | £21.4k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £12.9k |
| Debtors | £11.6k | £8.5k |
| Net assets | £100 | £16.5k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GCDC SURVEY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2022-08-12➕CAWSEY, Gareth David appointeddirector
- 2022-08-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth David Cawsey Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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