THE GLASGOW AND DISTRICT HERITABLE INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC003447 · ltd · incorporated 1897-03-05
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
118 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees4400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2018-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-04
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    AITON, Alexander William appointed
    director
  17. 2015-09-04
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    BIGGART, Alastair James appointed
    director
  18. 2015-08-16
    ➖
    AITON, William Elder resigned
    director
  19. 2015-02-08
    ➖
    BIGGART, David Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-19
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    MACKAY, Iain Donald resigned
    director
  21. 2009-06-01
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    AITON, Stuart Laidlaw appointed
    director
  22. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    BIGGART, Stuart David appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-11
    ➕
    AITON, Stuart Laidlaw appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-11
    ➖
    BIGGART, David Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-08-29
    ➖
    BIGGART, Charles Mitchell resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-08-29
    ➕
    BIGGART, David Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 1897-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE GLASGOW AND DISTRICT HERITABLE INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 129 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1897-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

C/O Bnassociates Herbert House (3rd Floor)
24 Herbert Street
Glasgow
G20 6NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

AITON, Stuart Laidlaw→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITON, Alexander William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-04
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Active
AITON, Stuart Laidlaw→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
BIGGART, Alastair James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIGGART, Stuart David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
BIGGART, Charles Mitchell→
secretary · resigned 1996-08-29
Resigned
BIGGART, David Andrew→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-29 · resigned 2006-08-11
Resigned
AITON, William Elder→
director · ~95y · resigned 2015-08-16
Resigned
BIGGART, David Andrew→
director · ~95y · resigned 2015-02-08
Resigned
MACKAY, Iain Donald→
director · ~109y · resigned 2009-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31