GLASGOW SHED LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC604544 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-06
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£93.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £93,048
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 7.8% YoY
Net Worth
£93k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £102.5k | £71.6k |
| Current assets | £88.0k | £477.9k |
| Cash | £12.6k | £13.7k |
| Debtors | — | £388.8k |
| Net assets | £93.0k | £52.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01➕RODDIE, Stephanie Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs GLASGOW SHED LIMITED
- 2018-08-06➕RODDIE, William James appointeddirector
- 2018-08-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RODDIE, Stephanie Marie (same surname) appointed 2024-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William James Roddie Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
Strathclyde Business Centre
120 Carstairs Street
Glasgow
G40 4JD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
RODDIE, Stephanie Marie→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RODDIE, William James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-08-06
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-04