GVUK CNC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC503269 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-14
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2017-08-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-08-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-08-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-07-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  16. 2017-07-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  17. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As GVUK CNC LTD
  20. 2015-04-14
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-04-14
    JENSEN, Lars Knosgaard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Global Ventilation Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Global Ventilation Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
GVUK CNC LTD
This company · SC503269

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Global Ventilation Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

5 Atholl Crescent
Edinburgh
EH3 8EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-28
Last: 2025-04-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-14
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Active
JENSEN, Lars Knosgaard
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-14
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
A registered charge1 property27/07/2017
outstanding
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
A registered charge1 property27/07/2017
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-16