METRO HUB GLASGOW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC503666 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-20
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,174,655

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£677k
↑ 1.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£235k£470k£705k£940k£1.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.17M£1.16M
Current assets£676.5k£666.6k
Net assets£1.17M£1.16M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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  2. 2025-10-09
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  3. 2025-04-29
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  4. 2025-01-31
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    DRUMMOND, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-04-26
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  6. 2023-06-02
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  7. 2023-04-28
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  8. 2023-02-04
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    DRUMMOND, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-08
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  11. 2020-01-07
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  12. 2019-09-03
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  13. 2019-02-20
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  14. 2018-07-26
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  15. 2018-07-26
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  16. 2018-07-26
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  17. 2018-07-26
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  18. 2018-07-26
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  19. 2018-06-08
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    DOHERTY, Christopher Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-08
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    DOHERTY, Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-06-08
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    STAGG, Jacqueline Joan Agnes resigned
    director
  22. 2015-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As METRO HUB GLASGOW LTD
  23. 2015-04-20
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    STAGG, Jacqueline Joan Agnes appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Joseph Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/06/2018
Mr Jonathan Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 09/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/06/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Jacqueline Kirkpatrick Staggceased 08/06/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Bakehouse Business Centre 1a Moncrieffe Road
Chapelhall
Airdrie
ML6 8FS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DOHERTY, Christopher Joseph→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-06-08
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Active
DOHERTY, Jonathan→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-06-08
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Active
DRUMMOND, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2023-02-04 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
STAGG, Jacqueline Joan Agnes→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-08