GPMS LEGACY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC833347 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
10 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2026-02-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-08-06📄capital-redomination-of-sharescapital · SH14
- 2025-07-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GPMS LEGACY LIMITED
- 2025-01-08➕GPMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-01-08➕BURROW, Colin appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08➕WATSON, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hampshire Pension Fund Individual | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Patria Light Lpceased 08/01/2025· 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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| FORBES BR HOLDINGS LTD→ SC880777 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORBES SIMMERS LIMITED→ SC016168 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 95y | — | — |
| FOUR BROTHERS EDIN LIMITED→ SC842999 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FRASER MADDOX GROUP LIMITED→ SC866511 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GARDEN STIRLING BURNET TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC509915 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GLASS GLOVER (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC027278 · est 1949 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
| GLEN EARRACH (HOLDING) LIMITED→ SC777132 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GRAINFAX LIMITED→ SC066615 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| GRASSDRUM MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC644154 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GRASSMARKET HOLDINGS LTD→ SC471465 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GREEN INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED→ SC574147 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
New Clarendon House
114-116 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4LH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GPMS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-01-08
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BURROW, Colin→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-01-08
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WATSON, Alistair→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-08
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Recent filings (10 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2026-02-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
capital-redomination-of-shares
capital · SH14
2025-08-06
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-08