G.T.S.ELECTRONICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC059459 · ltd · incorporated 1976-02-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-02-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2024-02-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-02-02
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    STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-02
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    STEWART, Charles Roderick resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2005-11-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    STEWART, Charles Roderick appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-01
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    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    director
  22. 2003-05-01
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    PALMER, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    MCGILL, Michael Scott resigned
    director
  24. 2001-12-31
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    MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigned
    director
  25. 2001-12-31
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    MCGILL, Michael Scott appointed
    director
  26. 1998-07-31
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    director
  27. 1998-07-31
    ➖
    HUGHES, William Young resigned
    director
  28. 1991-12-20
    ➕
    HUGHES, William Young appointed
    director
  29. 1991-12-20
    ➖
    ROY, William Gordon Begg resigned
    director
  30. 1990-03-30
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    secretary
  31. 1990-03-30
    ➖
    STUART, William Ronald Ferguson resigned
    secretary
  32. 1976-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As G.T.S.ELECTRONICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Malcolm Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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G.T.S.ELECTRONICS LIMITED
This company · SC059459

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Roderick Stewartceased 02/02/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated1976-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Brookfield House
2 Burnbrae Drive, Linwood
Paisley
PA3 3BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STRACHAN, Lucy Jill→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PALMER, Alan Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOUGLAS, John David→
secretary · appointed 1990-03-30 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
STUART, William Ronald Ferguson→
secretary · resigned 1990-03-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-07-31 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
HUGHES, William Young→
director · ~86y · appointed 1991-12-20 · resigned 1998-07-31
Resigned
MCGIBBON, David Campbell→
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
MCGILL, Michael Scott→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
ROY, William Gordon Begg→
director · ~83y · resigned 1991-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-11