EMMA GALLOWAY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC501866 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-30
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90010Performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,090

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↑ 107% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£23.2k£10.7k
Current assets£29.9k£14.4k
Cash—£12.7k
Debtors—£1.7k
Net assets£22.1k£10.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-30
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMMA GALLOWAY LTD
  13. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    GALLOWAY, Emma Kate appointed
    director
  14. 2015-03-30
    ➕
    GALLOWAY, Mark David appointed
    director
  15. 2015-03-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GALLOWAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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
Mrs Emma Kate Galloway
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FAMILY PAYROLL LTD→
SC666761 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
FARRER MARKETING LIMITED→
SC546449 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
FARRPOINT LIMITED→
SC296299 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————20y——
FAST ACTION PAY LIMITED→
SC739139 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
FAYYAN CARS LTD→
SC815933 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
FB ACTUARIAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD→
SC695658 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————5y——
FB PHARMTECH LTD→
SC753069 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
FEDM CONSULTING LTD→
SC811361 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
FELSHAM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→
SC267721 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————21y——
FERGUSSON LAW & CO (EDINBURGH) LTD→
SC744888 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
FERLIEHALD LTD→
SC771415 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
FERNANDES BINNS ARCHITECTS LTD→
SC638166 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

8 Glenbrook Road
Balerno
Edinburgh
EH14 7BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GALLOWAY, Emma Kate→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GALLOWAY, Mark David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-30