GLASGOW BOOKKEEPERS LIMITED

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SC340026 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-33.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,923
Cash YoY
+100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112
↑ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£34k
↓ 524% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k-£20k-£5k£9k£23k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.6k£32.1k
Current assets£23.5k£37.7k
Cash£112£56
Debtors£23.4k£37.7k
Net assets£-33.9k£-5.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-06-02
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    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-04-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-12-01
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    WALKER, Daniel Ramsay appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Paul Mcphie resigned
    director
  19. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Robert Murray resigned
    director
  20. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Paul Mcphie appointed
    director
  21. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Robert Murray appointed
    director
  22. 2013-12-05
    ➖
    WALKER, Daniel Ramsay resigned
    director
  23. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    WALKER, Alison Pauline resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLASGOW BOOKKEEPERS LIMITED
  25. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    WALKER, Daniel Ramsay appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    WALKER, Alison Pauline appointed
    director
  27. 2008-03-25
    ➕
    WALKER, Daniel Ramsay appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Daniel Ramsay Walker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities

Registered office

Menteith House
29 Park Circus
Glasgow
G3 6AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Daniel Ramsay→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Daniel Ramsay→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Paul Mcphie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Robert Murray→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
WALKER, Alison Pauline→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
WALKER, Daniel Ramsay→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2013-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01