GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC357477 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees292300

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
4
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    KULEJ, Bartlomiej resigned
    director
  3. 2026-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-01-06
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2024-12-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-12-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-17
    ➕
    OWENS, David appointed
    director
  13. 2024-12-17
    ➕
    KULEJ, Bartlomiej appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2023-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2022-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2021-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  23. 2021-06-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2021-05-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2021-05-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
  26. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    BURNS, Fiona appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  28. 2009-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GBSS CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD
  29. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    BURNS, George appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
Mrs Fiona Burns
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares26/02/2022
Mr George Burns
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Tippetcraig Farm
Lochgreen Road
High Bonnybridge
FK4 2EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BURNS, Fiona→
director · ~58y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-31
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Active
OWENS, David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-12-17
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Active
KULEJ, Bartlomiej→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-12-17 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Paragon
Paragon Business Finance PLC
A registered charge—06/05/202105/08/2022
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—11/03/201515/06/2021

Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-01-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15