GLASS WORX LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC533157 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-20
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-21➕BELL, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-02-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs GLASS WORX LIMITED
- 2016-04-20➕MCLEAN, Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Robert Bell Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/02/2024 |
Mr Mark Mclean Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing
Registered office
The Cow Shed Unit 4, Block 4, Manor Farm Business Park
Manor Loan
Stirling
FK9 5QD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BELL, Stephen Robert→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Mark→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-04-20
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08