GLASGIVEN CONTRACTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
NI018020 · ltd · incorporated 1984-12-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£45.39M
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
31 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 37.9y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
31 charges (31/31 with lender, 31/31 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
173 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,023,866
Turnover YoY
-9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £45.39M | £49.62M |
| Gross profit | £3.69M | £3.74M |
| Operating profit | £1.04M | £1.27M |
| Profit before tax | £1.02M | £1.22M |
| Average employees | 5100 | 5700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #31Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #30Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-05-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09🔒Charge registered #29Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2020-09-21🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2020-09-15🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2019-08-15➕RODGERS, Colm appointeddirector
- 2019-08-15➕SMALL, Vincent John appointeddirector
- 2018-11-30➕MURPHY, Cormac appointeddirector
- 2018-05-29➖SMITH, William James resigneddirector
- 2016-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2016-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2016-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2016-03-24🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2016-03-22🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2016-03-03🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2016-03-03🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2016-03-03🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2016-03-03🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Northern Bank Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 79 events
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 41 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 41 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
13 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William James Joseph Murphy Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Mary (Aileen) Helena Smithceased 26/04/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr William James Smithceased 29/05/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Construction · BT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSG CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED→ NI021016 · est 1987 | £25.64M £18.31M–£32.96M | £36.49M | — | 8700 | 38y | 85 | 73y |
| E.J.C. CONTRACTS LTD→ NI045412 · est 2003 | £24.60M £17.57M–£31.62M | £27.26M | — | 7700 | 23y | 90 | 54y |
| P MCVEY BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD→ NI634141 · est 2015 | £14.13M £10.09M–£18.17M | £24.15M | — | 5400 | 10y | 90 | 66y |
| M.J. MCBRIDE CONSTRUCTION LTD→ NI066620 · est 2007 | £14.06M £10.04M–£18.07M | £19.82M | — | 1500 | 18y | 87 | 77y |
| SOUTH BANK SQUARE LTD→ NI605444 · est 2010 | £12.16M £8.69M–£15.64M | £13.65M | — | 400 | 15y | 86 | 73y |
| P MCK LTD→ NI062901 · est 2007 | £7.58M £5.42M–£9.75M | £16.85M | — | 5100 | 19y | 87 | 71y |
| CORICK INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ NI025056 · est 1990 | £6.35M £4.54M–£8.16M | — | — | 0 | 35y | 92 | 69y |
| BAYVIEW CONTRACTS LTD→ NI041488 · est 2001 | £4.57M £3.26M–£5.87M | £24.46M | — | 17900 | 24y | 87 | 61y |
| ADSTON (UK) LIMITED→ NI605512 · est 2010 | £4.00M £2.86M–£5.15M | £11.40M | — | 1100 | 15y | 100 | 79y |
| F G ANDERSON & SONS LTD→ NI681234 · est 2021 | £2.79M £1.99M–£3.59M | — | — | 0 | 4y | 85 | 69y |
| THORNTON ROOFING (IRELAND) LIMITED→ NI041349 · est 2001 | £2.68M £1.91M–£3.44M | £16.60M | — | 9300 | 24y | 87 | 88y |
| C.B. CONTRACTS (N.I.) LTD→ NI038170 · est 2000 | £1.49M £1.06M–£1.91M | — | — | 70 | 26y | 85 | 64y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-12-06
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
20 Cascum Crescent
The Boulevard Outlet Park
Banbridge
BT32 4GL
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-13
Last: 2025-12-30
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
MURPHY, William James Joseph, Mr.→
Activesecretary · appointed 1984-12-06
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MURPHY, Cormac→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-30
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MURPHY, William James Joseph, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1984-12-06
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RODGERS, Colm→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-15
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SMALL, Vincent John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-15
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SMITH, William James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1984-12-06 · resigned 2018-05-29
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Mortgages & charges
31
Total charges
13
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:31 of 31 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 31/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 09/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/09/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Lagan Homes Lagan Homes Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lagan Homes Lagan Homes Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lagan Homes Lagan Homes Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lagan Homes Lagan Homes Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2016 | 08/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/08/2011 | 21/09/2020 | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Mortgage/legal charge | 1 property | 27/05/2011 | 14/07/2011 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 01/06/2007 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 26/06/2006 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 31/03/2006 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | Ifsc Dublin 1 / National Irish Bank / International House | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 18/12/2003 | 28/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Irish Bank / Talaght Dublin | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 06/10/2003 | 28/11/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 31/10/2002 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 14/12/2000 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 02/10/2000 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 02/10/2000 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster Lombard & Ulster LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/10/1999 | 22/03/2016 | |
| satisfied | 40 Linenhall Street / Lombard and Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/11/1998 | 24/03/2016 | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 08/05/1997 | — | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 24/06/1996 | 06/05/2014 | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 16/12/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/06/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/06/1989 | — | |
| outstanding | Allied Irish Bank | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 23/06/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (173 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
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accounts · AA
2025-12-05
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officers · CH01
2025-12-01
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address · AD01
2025-08-17
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mortgage · MR01
2025-02-04
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mortgage · MR01
2025-02-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
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accounts · AA
2024-11-20
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incorporation · MA
2024-05-31
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-19
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accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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