GALLANACH MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC769319 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 11 → 12
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1112
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£28.2k
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52220
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator 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: 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.

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 declared
Profitable
Profit before tax £22,411
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 57% YoY
Turnover YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Turnover£28.2k£17.9k
Gross profit£27.9k£17.1k
Profit before tax£22.4k£12.8k
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GALLANACH MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  10. 2023-05-15
    SOMERVILLE, Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  11. 2023-05-15
    SOMERVILLE, Kerry Joanna appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Thomas Somerville
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/05/2023
Mrs Kerry Joanna Somerville
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220

Registered office

The Moorings
Gallanach Road
Oban
PA34 4QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SOMERVILLE, Christopher Thomas
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-05-15
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Active
SOMERVILLE, Kerry Joanna
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-15
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-15