GQS GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC758822 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-14
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
19 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-17📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-08-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-20➕CROSS, David Joseph appointeddirector
- 2023-06-20➕MACGREGOR, Iain Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-05-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-23➕MATHESON, Andrew Campbell appointeddirector
- 2023-05-23➖FORBES, Neil David resigneddirector
- 2023-05-23➖GARDNER, Ross Scott resigneddirector
- 2023-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GQS GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-02-14➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-14➕FORBES, Neil David appointeddirector
- 2023-02-14➕GARDNER, Ross Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-02-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Envoy & Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Envoy & Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GQS GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC758822
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Envoy & Partners Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 23/05/2023· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Queens Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1XL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-02-14
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CROSS, David Joseph→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-20
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MACGREGOR, Iain Ross→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-20
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MATHESON, Andrew Campbell→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-05-23
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FORBES, Neil David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2023-05-23
GARDNER, Ross Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2023-05-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/07/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23