G & C MCCORMICK & SONS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC884637 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-31
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (44/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs G & C MCCORMICK & SONS LTD
- 2026-03-31➕MCCORMICK, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➕MCCORMICK, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➕MCCORMICK, Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➕MCCORMICK, Gilbert appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCORMICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCCORMICK, Andrew Peter (same surname) appointed 2026-03-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
The Meadows
Bridgend
Isle Of Islay
PA44 7PZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: —
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MCCORMICK, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2026-03-31
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MCCORMICK, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2026-03-31
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MCCORMICK, Gilbert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2026-03-31
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MCCORMICK, Gilbert→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Recent filings (1 total)
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-31