EAST LOTHIAN GLASS & GLAZING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC453207 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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
Average employees200300

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-06
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  3. 2024-03-28
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  4. 2023-03-31
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  5. 2022-03-24
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  6. 2021-04-01
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  7. 2020-02-27
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  8. 2019-03-28
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  9. 2018-03-30
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  10. 2018-01-29
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-01-29
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-01-24
    PONTON, Chloe resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-01-24
    SMITH, Charles resigned
    director
  14. 2018-01-24
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  15. 2018-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-01-24
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    address · AD01
  17. 2018-01-24
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-01-24
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2013-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST LOTHIAN GLASS & GLAZING LTD
  20. 2013-06-26
    MARR, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-26
    SMITH, Colin appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-26
    PONTON, Chloe appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-06-26
    SMITH, Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Marr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Colin Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
2550%
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
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

8 Galt Crescent
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 8HD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MARR, Christopher
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-06-26
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Active
SMITH, Colin
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PONTON, Chloe
secretary · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2018-01-24
Resigned
SMITH, Charles
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2018-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-28