JOHN THOMSON (GLASGOW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC045522 · ltd · incorporated 1968-03-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£50.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £50,702

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£51k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£41k£51kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£50.7k£43.9k
Current assets£32.2k£44.8k
Net assets£50.7k£43.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-06
    ➕
    THOMSON, Scott appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-06-06
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    THOMSON, Donald resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-06-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2023-06-06
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-03
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  11. 2020-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-09
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  13. 2017-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-10-15
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    THOMSON, Scott James appointed
    director
  19. 1968-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As JOHN THOMSON (GLASGOW) LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1968-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

34 Main Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G67 4DZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-06
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Active
THOMSON, Donald→
director · ~72y
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Active
THOMSON, Joy Margaret→
director · ~74y
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Active
THOMSON, Scott James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-10-15
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Active
THOMSON, Donald→
secretary · resigned 2023-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-14