GRT MACHINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC482582 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-21
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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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.40M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,402,714
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.2m
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£3.1m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.43M | £2.11M |
| Current assets | £3.13M | £2.80M |
| Cash | £2.21M | £1.51M |
| Debtors | £670.3k | £1.17M |
| Net assets | £2.40M | £2.08M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23➕HILL, Roderick William George appointeddirector
- 2019-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GRT MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2014-07-21➕HILL, George Desmond appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-21➕HILL, George Desmond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick William George Hill Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/09/2021 |
Mr George Desmond Hill Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 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
Incorporated2014-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610
Registered office
C/O Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HILL, George Desmond→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-07-21
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HILL, George Desmond→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-07-21
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HILL, Roderick William George→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-10-23
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21