GLASGOW BUSINESS PARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC170146 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (2 active, 21 linked, 11 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-03-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-03-22
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    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-31
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    MACKINNON, Scott Hugh resigned
    director
  15. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-09-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-09-04
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    MCLETCHIE, Ronald resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-20
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    MACKINNON, Scott Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-13
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    MCDONALD, Derek resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-25
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    HARVIE, Kenneth Telford appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-06-25
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    EDWARDS, Laurence John resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-03-26
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    MCDONALD, Derek appointed
    director
  25. 2009-02-17
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    BARKLEY, John resigned
    director
  26. 2006-03-01
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    EDWARDS, Laurence John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-03-01
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    MACRAE, Alistair Ian resigned
    secretary
  28. 2004-01-06
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    BARKLEY, John resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-01-05
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    MACRAE, Alistair Ian appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-12-19
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    HARVIE, Jack Smith, Sir appointed
    director
  31. 2003-12-19
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    BARKLEY, John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-12-19
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    READ, Jonathan David resigned
    secretary
  33. 2003-12-19
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    BARKLEY, John appointed
    director
  34. 2003-12-19
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    CHATER, Beth Salena resigned
    director
  35. 2003-12-19
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    DEIGMAN, Patrick resigned
    director
  36. 2003-12-19
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    DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston resigned
    director
  37. 2003-12-19
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    MCLETCHIE, Ronald appointed
    director
  38. 2003-12-19
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    PULSFORD, Jeffrey Mark resigned
    director
  39. 2001-07-23
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    DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston resigned
    secretary
  40. 2001-07-23
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    READ, Jonathan David appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-06-25
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    DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston appointed
    secretary
  42. 1999-06-25
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    LYNE, Sarah Jane resigned
    secretary
  43. 1998-11-25
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    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1998-11-25
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1998-09-14
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    CANN, Jane Denise resigned
    director
  46. 1998-09-14
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    CHATER, Beth Salena appointed
    director
  47. 1998-09-14
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    DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston appointed
    director
  48. 1998-09-14
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    JOHNSTON, Andrew James resigned
    director
  49. 1998-09-14
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    PULSFORD, Jeffrey Mark appointed
    director
  50. 1997-11-25
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    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Jack Smith Harvie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1936 · age 90
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Glasgow Business Park Limitedceased 25/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

22 Unit K, Woodville Court Industrial Estate
22 Woodville Stre
Glasgow
G51 2RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 19 resigned)

HARVIE, Kenneth Telford→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVIE, Jack Smith, Sir→
director · ~90y · appointed 2003-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKLEY, John→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2004-01-06
Resigned
DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2001-07-23
Resigned
EDWARDS, Laurence John→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-01 · resigned 2009-06-25
Resigned
LYNE, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-29 · resigned 1999-06-25
Resigned
MACRAE, Alistair Ian→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-05 · resigned 2006-03-01
Resigned
READ, Jonathan David→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 1997-11-25
Resigned
BARKLEY, John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2009-02-17
Resigned
CANN, Jane Denise→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-10-29 · resigned 1998-09-14
Resigned
CHATER, Beth Salena→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
DEIGMAN, Patrick→
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-29 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
DUFFIELD, David Mark Johnston→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Andrew James→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-10-29 · resigned 1998-09-14
Resigned
MACKINNON, Scott Hugh→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-02-20 · resigned 2021-07-31
Resigned
MCDONALD, Derek→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-03-26 · resigned 2009-07-13
Resigned
MCLETCHIE, Ronald→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-19 · resigned 2015-09-04
Resigned
PULSFORD, Jeffrey Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-09-14 · resigned 2003-12-19
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-25 · resigned 1998-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (129 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-22