GOW PLANT LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £3.11M |
| Current assets | — | £436.2k |
| Cash | — | £8.3k |
| Debtors | — | £412.4k |
| Net assets | — | £1.69M |
| Average employees | 600 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs GOW PLANT LIMITED
- 2012-05-18➕GOW, Alan John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Gow Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gow Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan John Gowceased 19/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2018 | — |