GALLANACH MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- · Filings: 11 → 12
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 11 → 12
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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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28.2k | £17.9k |
| Gross profit | £27.9k | £17.1k |
| Profit before tax | £22.4k | £12.8k |
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs GALLANACH MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2023-05-15➕SOMERVILLE, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15➕SOMERVILLE, Kerry Joanna appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Thomas Somerville Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/05/2023 |
Mrs Kerry Joanna Somerville Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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