GEORGE INGRAM (GLASGOW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC046731 · ltd · incorporated 1969-07-07

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 52.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£122.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10822

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 52.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 52.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £122,089

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£122k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£122.1k	£122.1k
Net assets	£122.1k	£122.1k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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accounts · AA
2024-08-12
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accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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officers · AP01
2023-09-07
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officers · AP01
2023-09-05
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YOUNG, Emily Irons appointed
director
2023-09-05
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YOUNG, Tara Irons appointed
director
2023-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-06
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capital · SH08
2022-12-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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officers · TM01
2020-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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YOUNG, Camilla Campbell resigned
director
2019-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2006-06-26
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DEMPSTER, Alfred resigned
director
2006-05-13
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YOUNG, Eric Alexander Irons resigned
director
2002-06-01
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WILSON, Angela appointed
secretary
2002-05-31
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DEMPSTER, Alfred resigned
secretary
1992-06-26
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DEMPSTER, Alfred appointed
director
1991-12-10
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YOUNG, Camilla Campbell appointed
director
1987-07-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1974-02-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1969-07-07
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Company incorporated
As GEORGE INGRAM (GLASGOW) LIMITED

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+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

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — YOUNG, Emily Irons (same surname) appointed 2023-09-05. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Emily Irons-Young Individual · British · DOB 05/1992 · age 34	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/10/2022
Tara Irons-Young Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	03/10/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Mark Irons Youngceased 03/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated1969-07-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10822 — SIC 10822

Registered office

15 East Lane

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA1 1QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-16

Last: 2025-06-02