G WEST MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC279645 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-08
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (79/100)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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-11-25➖KING, Allan Duncan resigneddirector
- 2011-02-08➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-08➖MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs G WEST MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2005-02-08➕ALTAJIR, Maher appointeddirector
- 2005-02-08➕MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-08➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-08➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-08➕KING, Allan Duncan appointeddirector
- 2005-02-08➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-02-08➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
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 |
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Maher Al Tajir Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALTAJIR, Maher→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2011-02-08
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-02-08
KING, Allan Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2015-11-25
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-02-08
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06