GF FACILITIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC473558 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-26
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 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
79 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-03📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-10-03📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-10-03📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-03➕GODFREY, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03➕RUTHERFORD, David appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➖BOWIE, Allan Russell resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-10-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-10-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06➕BOWIE, Allan Russell appointeddirector
- 2022-06-03➖CLARK, Nicholas Rodger resigneddirector
- 2020-11-06➖HILL, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02➕CLARK, Nicholas Rodger appointeddirector
- 2018-06-11➖GODFREY, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-11➖GODFREY, Susan Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-08-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-05-27➕GODFREY, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2014-05-27➕GODFREY, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-27➖MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-05-27➕GODFREY, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-05-27➕HILL, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2014-05-27➖VINDEX LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2014-05-27➖VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2014-04-29➖TRUESDALE, Christine resigneddirector
- 2014-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs GF FACILITIES LIMITED
- 2014-03-26➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-03-26➕TRUESDALE, Christine appointeddirector
- 2014-03-26➕VINDEX LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-03-26➕VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Susan Mary Godfrey Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Browns Food Group Limitedceased 03/01/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
Kelloholm Industrial Estate Greystone Avenue
Kelloholm
Sanquhar
Dumfriesshire
DG4 6RB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
GODFREY, Susan Mary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-01-03
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GODFREY, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-27
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RUTHERFORD, David→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-01-03
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GODFREY, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2018-06-11
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2014-05-27
BOWIE, Allan Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-06 · resigned 2023-11-30
CLARK, Nicholas Rodger→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2022-06-03
GODFREY, Susan Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2018-06-11
HILL, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-27 · resigned 2020-11-06
TRUESDALE, Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2014-04-29
VINDEX LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2014-05-27
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2014-03-26 · resigned 2014-05-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/08/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-03
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-10-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30