GATEWAY GLASGOW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC219530 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 10.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
88 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
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £1,336,716
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£759k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£267k£535k£802k£1.1m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.35M£1.30M
Current assets£759.5k£730.8k
Cash£2.7k£29.8k
Debtors£756.8k£701.0k
Net assets£1.34M£1.28M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2023-06-30
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  6. 2023-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-05-26
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  9. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2021-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-21
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  12. 2020-01-29
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  13. 2018-11-05
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  14. 2018-10-29
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    WARNERS (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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  15. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-05-08
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2018-05-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2018-04-26
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  20. 2018-04-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2018-04-24
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    MURRAY, Nicola Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2018-04-06
    ➕
    LEE, Joseph Meng Loong appointed
    director
  23. 2017-12-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2017-02-14
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    MURRAY, Nicola Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2016-05-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2009-06-10
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    EMLICK, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2009-06-10
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    IRVINE, Yuill Seymour resigned
    director
  29. 2007-05-21
    ➖
    EMLICK, Mark Anthony resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-05-21
    ➕
    WARNERS (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-05-21
    ➖
    EMLICK, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  32. 2001-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As GATEWAY GLASGOW LTD
  33. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    EMLICK, Mark Anthony appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-05-24
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-05-24
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-05-24
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    EMLICK, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  37. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    IRVINE, Yuill Seymour appointed
    director
  38. 2001-05-24
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2001-05-24
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Anthony Emlick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Meng Loong Leeceased 30/06/2023· significant influence

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

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7 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
Incorporated2001-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Craigmillar Park
Edinburgh
EH16 5NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

EMLICK, Mark Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Joseph Meng Loong→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMLICK, Mark Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-05-24
Resigned
WARNERS (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2018-10-29
Resigned
EMLICK, Mark Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
IRVINE, Yuill Seymour→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2009-06-10
Resigned
MURRAY, Nicola Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-14 · resigned 2018-04-24
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-05-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property03/05/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/04/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/06/2016—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—11/05/201627/12/2017
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Recent filings (88 total)

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2025-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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officers · CH01
2021-01-21