246 COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- · Filings: 13 → 14
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 13 → 14
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Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 246 COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2021-04-30➕GUNN, Bruce Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 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.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Alexander Gunn Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/04/2021 |
Mrs Margaret Gunn Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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