GUPC LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC804458 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-25
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 · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£110.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 74901Environmental consulting activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £110,936
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£111k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £110.9k |
| Current assets | £22.4k |
| Net assets | £110.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-01➕PASCHKE, Erin appointeddirector
- 2025-09-01➕PASCHKE, Max appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs GUPC LTD
- 2024-03-25➕PASCHKE, George Uwe appointeddirector
- 2024-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Uwe Paschke Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/03/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
8 Broomhill Road
Penicuik
EH26 9ED
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
PASCHKE, Erin→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-09-01
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PASCHKE, George Uwe→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-03-25
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PASCHKE, Max→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-25