G & C MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC748000 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-21
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
£36.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,467
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£36.5k£27.2k
Current assets£55.3k£47.8k
Cash£55.2k£47.7k
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£36.5k£27.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As G & C MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING LTD
  6. 2022-10-21
    OWENS, Clair Marion appointed
    director
  7. 2022-10-21
    RITCHIE, George appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

George Ritchie & Son Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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George Ritchie & Son Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
G & C MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING LTD
This company · SC748000

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
George Ritchie & Son Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting21/10/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Cambuslang Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G32 8FH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OWENS, Clair Marion
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-10-21
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Active
RITCHIE, George
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-21
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-21