GIRLS CLUB OF GLASGOW CIC

🌳Matureactive

SC480468 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-06-20

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-06-05
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officers · TM01
2025-05-23
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DUFFIN, Clare resigned
director
2025-01-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-01-08
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officers · AP01
2024-12-27
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MCKINNON, Lauren Hannah appointed
director
2024-12-27
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TURNBULL, Rebecca Marion appointed
director
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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accounts · AA01
2022-11-03
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accounts · AA
2022-08-15
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KNOX, William appointed
director
2022-08-15
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THOMSON, Sophie Geraldine appointed
director
2022-08-15
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officers · AP01
2022-08-15
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officers · AP01
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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address · AD01
2020-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts · AA
2018-02-20
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accounts · AA
2016-09-28
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DUFFIN, Clare appointed
director
2016-09-27
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DA ROCHA AFODU, Shola appointed
secretary
2016-09-27
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MEIKLE, Alex Wood appointed
director
2014-06-20
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Company incorporated
As GIRLS CLUB OF GLASGOW CIC
2014-06-20
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REWCASTLE, Amy appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Sophie Geraldine Thomson Individual · British · DOB 05/2000 · age 26	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/01/2025
Mr William Knox Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	08/01/2025
Miss Amy Rewcastle Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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GLASGOW PIANO PROJECT CIC→ SC565504 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE CHARITABLE TRUST→ SC172371 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE LIMITED→ SC184352 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
GLASGOW TRADES COLLECTIVE CIC→ SC816161 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
GLASGOW TRAINING ACADEMY LTD→ SC703747 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
GLOBAL KICK-START TRAINING LTD→ SC848583 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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GLOW YOGA AND MINDFULNESS LIMITED→ SC621056 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-06-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

505 Great Western Road

Glasgow

G12 8HN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-04

Last: 2025-06-20