GLOBAL VOICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC270103 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
53 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £612,698

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Profit before tax£612.7k
Average employees526800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
    CLARK, Colin Forbes appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-03-24
    KOECHLIN, Jurgita resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-03-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-03-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2004-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOBAL VOICES LTD.
  20. 2004-07-01
    KOECHLIN, Luigi appointed
    director
  21. 2004-07-01
    KOECHLIN, Jurgita appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • 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
Mr Luigi Koechlin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit A Logie Court
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CLARK, Colin Forbes
secretary · appointed 2025-03-24
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Active
KOECHLIN, Luigi
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-07-01
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Active
KOECHLIN, Jurgita
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property26/10/2012
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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06