TRADES HOUSE OF GLASGOW (SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC471792 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Neil Grant appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-01
    ➖
    REIDFORD, Bruce Mills resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-05-17
    ➕
    PATERSON, Richard Cumming appointed
    director
  11. 2023-05-17
    ➕
    REIDFORD, Bruce Mills appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-05-15
    ➖
    BIRSE STEWART, William resigned
    director
  14. 2023-01-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-12-16
    ➖
    MCINALLY, Tom resigned
    director
  16. 2022-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  18. 2022-01-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-05-04
    ➕
    BIRSE STEWART, William appointed
    director
  20. 2021-05-04
    ➖
    BROWN, Keith Clark resigned
    director
  21. 2021-05-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-01-18
    ➕
    BROWN, Keith Clark appointed
    director
  27. 2017-01-18
    ➕
    MCINALLY, Tom appointed
    director
  28. 2015-02-01
    ➕
    GILCHRIST, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2014-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRADES HOUSE OF GLASGOW (SERVICES) LIMITED
  30. 2014-03-06
    ➕
    GILCHRIST, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

The Trades House Of Glasgow Trades Hall
85 Glassford Street
Glasgow
G1 1UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

GILCHRIST, John→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-01
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Active
GILCHRIST, John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-03-06
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Active
MACLEOD, Neil Grant→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-05-05
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Active
PATERSON, Richard Cumming→
director · ~77y · appointed 2023-05-17
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Active
BIRSE STEWART, William→
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-05-04 · resigned 2023-05-15
Resigned
BROWN, Keith Clark→
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-01-18 · resigned 2021-05-04
Resigned
MCINALLY, Tom→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-01-18 · resigned 2022-12-16
Resigned
REIDFORD, Bruce Mills→
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-05-17 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03