GF ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC217241 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (78/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2023-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-01
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    FRASER, Liam David appointed
    director
  7. 2021-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-12
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  10. 2018-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2017-11-17
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  13. 2016-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-26
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    FRASER, Angela appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-26
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    FRASER, Angela resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-02-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-02-26
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2001-04-06
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    FRASER, Gary Donald appointed
    director
  20. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    FRASER, Angela appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-03-27
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-03-27
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2001-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GF ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LTD
  24. 2001-03-23
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-03-23
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FRASER, Liam David (same surname) appointed 2021-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Donald Fraser
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/03/2017
Mrs Angela Fraser
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/03/2017

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
Incorporated2001-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

4 Rowanhill Way
Port Seton
Prestonpans
East Lothian
EH32 0SZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

FRASER, Angela→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Gary Donald→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-04-06
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Active
FRASER, Liam David→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-23 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-12