GLASGOW SEALANTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC438944 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-18➕RICHFORD, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2012-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GLASGOW SEALANTS LTD
- 2012-12-17➕KERR, Frank appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Frank Kerr Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 17/12/2016 |
Stuart Richford Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 17/12/2016 |
Ms Christine Kerr Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190
Registered office
14 Carmyle Avenue
Room F2
Glasgow
G32 8HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
RICHFORD, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-06-18
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-06-08