GLH UTILITIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC333229 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£130.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £130,881

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120k
Net Worth
£131k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Assets
£123k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£52k£79k£105k£131kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£130.9k£119.5k
Current assets£123.1k£123.4k
Cash£119.6k—
Debtors£3.5k—
Net assets£130.9k£119.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-19
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-04-05
    ➖
    SPEIRS, Lesley Barr resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-04-05
    ➖
    SPEIRS, Lesley Barr resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As GLH UTILITIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    SPEIRS, George Mcpherson appointed
    director
  20. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    SPEIRS, Lesley Barr appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    SPEIRS, Lesley Barr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Mcpherson Speirs
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Barr Speirs
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

13 Milton View
Gatehead
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA2 0AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SPEIRS, George Mcpherson→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
SPEIRS, Lesley Barr→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned
SPEIRS, Lesley Barr→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-10