GEOTONE CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
SC712020 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-10-12
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26400
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-10-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-02-28
    ➕
    COOK, Andrew Owen appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-10-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GEOTONE CIC
  16. 2021-10-12
    ➕
    BARNES, Paul Hernes appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-12
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Hernes Barnes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/10/2021
Mr Andrew Owen Cook
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/10/2021

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC26400 — SIC 26400

Registered office

Reef
Station Road
Glenfinnan
Highland
PH37 4LT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARNES, Paul Hernes→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-10-12
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Active
COOK, Andrew Owen→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-22