GLASGOW BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC079721 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1982-08-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.15M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
21 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 31.6y
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 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)
90
Directors & officers
96 officers (11 active, 96 linked, 88 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
339 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,149,257
Net assets shrinking
Down £54,983 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£833k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.15M | £1.20M |
| Current assets | £1.25M | £1.30M |
| Cash | £833.0k | £922.1k |
| Debtors | £416.4k | £378.4k |
| Net assets | £1.15M | £1.20M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (229 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-25➖WATSON, Mandy resigneddirector
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-02➕MOLYNEUX, Jonathan David appointeddirector
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-11➖MASSIE, Leodhas Iain, Balie resigneddirector
- 2025-12-01➕BOOIJ, Hanneke appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-25➖BOOIJ, Hanneke resigneddirector
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-26➖MCALLISTER, Eleanor Catherine resigneddirector
- 2023-11-24➕WHYTESIDE, James William Holloway appointeddirector
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-21➕WATSON, Mandy appointeddirector
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24➕BARTSCHOVA, Jana appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24➕BOOIJ, Hanneke appointeddirector
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-10➕MARTIN, Claire Margot appointeddirector
- 2023-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-05➖ANDERSON, Kate Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15➕MASSIE, Leodhas Iain, Balie appointeddirector
- 2022-11-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-23➖THORNTON, Kyle Alan Kerr resigneddirector
- 2021-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16➕TURNER, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-03➖DOHERTY, Stephen David resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-03➖DOHERTY, Stephen David resigneddirector
- 2021-11-03➕MCALLISTER, Eleanor Catherine appointeddirector
- 2021-05-20➖WYLLIE, Gordon Malcolm, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-05-18➖MAILLEY-WATT, Karen resigneddirector
- 2021-02-17🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Historic Environment Scotland
- 2021-02-17🔒Charge registered #20Lender: The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
- 2020-11-17➕ANDERSON, Kate Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕AGAPIOU, Andrew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Mary Winifred appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➕TURNER, Charles appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➖ENTWISTLE, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2020-11-04➖LEIGHTON, Stewart George Kerr resigneddirector
- 2020-11-04➕MAILLEY-WATT, Karen appointeddirector
- 2020-11-04➖ROBERTSON, Kerr resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 229 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MASSIE, Leodhas Iain, Balie resigned 2025-12-11; WATSON, Mandy resigned 2026-02-25
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1982-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Room 16 Wellpark Enterprise Centre
120 Sydney Street
Glasgow
G31 1JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (11 active · 85 resigned)
Active
AGAPIOU, Andrew, Dr→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-04
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BARTSCHOVA, Jana→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-24
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BOOIJ, Hanneke→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-12-01
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CUNNINGHAM, Christopher Hugh→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-10-02
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DAVIDSON, Elizabeth Mary Winifred→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-11-04
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DONOHOE, Scott Anthony→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-16
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MARTIN, Claire Margot→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2023-10-10
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MOLYNEUX, Jonathan David→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-02
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TURNER, Charles→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-11-04
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WHYTESIDE, James William Holloway→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-11-24
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BOASE, Patrick Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-11-07
DOHERTY, Stephen David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-06-16 · resigned 2021-11-03
ENTWISTLE, John Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-12-11
LEIGHTON, Stewart George Kerr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-02-27 · resigned 2018-12-04
MCINALLY, Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2018-02-27
STEELE, John Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2010-02-23
SUTTON, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-12-04 · resigned 2020-06-01
ADAMS, James→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-12-14 · resigned 2017-08-15
AMNER, Neil Mcdonald→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-11-12 · resigned 2017-11-13
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Mortgages & charges
21
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:21 of 21 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Historic Environment Scotland | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/02/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | A registered charge | 2 properties | 17/02/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/05/2018 | 31/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Glasgow City Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/12/2017 | 16/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Glasgow City Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2016 | 16/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Historic Environment Scotland | A registered charge | 3 properties | 21/07/2016 | 16/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Scottish Ministers | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/01/2014 | 17/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2012 | 17/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Scottish Ministers | Standard security | 1 property | 05/04/2012 | 17/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Architectural Heritage Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 11/01/2012 | 17/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Architectural Heritage Fund The Architectural Heritage Fund Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/2007 | 17/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 19/09/2006 | 16/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 19/09/2006 | 16/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Charity Bank The Charity Bank Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | 07/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | The Charity Bank The Charity Bank Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/02/2006 | 07/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | The Scottish Ministers | Standard security | 1 property | 15/12/2005 | 16/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Glasgow City Council | Standard security | 1 property | 01/11/2005 | 15/11/2019 | |
| satisfied | The Scottish Ministers | Standard security | 1 property | 21/09/2000 | 16/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Architectural Heritage Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 29/06/2000 | 04/09/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Architectural Heritage Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 23/09/1994 | 04/09/2018 | |
| satisfied | The Architectural Heritage Fund | Standard security | 1 property | 23/09/1994 | 04/09/2018 |
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Recent filings (339 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24