GLASGOW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC433943 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£674
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
40 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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £674
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,870 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£202
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£674
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£46k£92k£138k£183k£229kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-272023-10-28
Total assets£13.4k£55.7k
Current assets£193.1k£229.3k
Cash£202£4.6k
Debtors£192.9k£224.7k
Net assets£674£41.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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  2. 2026-03-16
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  3. 2026-02-24
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  4. 2025-10-27
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  5. 2025-01-17
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  6. 2024-10-18
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  7. 2024-01-26
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  8. 2023-10-12
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  9. 2023-07-13
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  10. 2022-07-28
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  11. 2021-07-27
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  12. 2020-12-17
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  13. 2020-12-17
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  14. 2020-10-29
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  15. 2019-07-04
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  16. 2018-07-30
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  17. 2013-05-13
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    ROSENTHAL, Harvey Lee resigned
    director
  18. 2012-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GLASGOW RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  19. 2012-10-03
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    LOVAT, Robin Jamie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    LOVAT, Robin Jamie appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    LOVAT, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    ROSENTHAL, Harvey Lee appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Robin Jamie Lovat
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Cynthia Lovatceased 02/03/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-10-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1008 Pollokshaws Road
Glasgow
G41 2HG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last made up to: 2024-10-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LOVAT, Robin Jamie→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-03
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Active
LOVAT, Robin Jamie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-10-03
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Active
LOVAT, Timothy Edward→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-03
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Active
ROSENTHAL, Harvey Lee→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-10-03 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28