GLADIUM UK LTD

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SC641346 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-547.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £547,031
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
-£547k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£547k-£421k-£294k-£168k-£41k£85kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£743.5k£883.3k
Current assets£29.2k£85.4k
Cash£1.4k£36.3k
Debtors£27.8k£49.1k
Net assets£-547.0k£-417.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-10-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-10-01
    HOGGARTH, Charlotte Sophie resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-10-01
    HOGGARTH, Royston resigned
    director
  12. 2019-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLADIUM UK LTD
  13. 2019-09-12
    FRAME, Colin Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2019-09-12
    HOGGARTH, Charlotte Sophie appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-09-12
    HOGGARTH, Royston appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Stellar Armata Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Stellar Armata Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
GLADIUM UK LTD
This company · SC641346

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stellar Armata Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cygnet Property Investments Ltdceased 13/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Silverdale
Quothquan
Biggar
ML12 6NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FRAME, Colin Robert
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-09-12
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Active
HOGGARTH, Charlotte Sophie
secretary · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
HOGGARTH, Royston
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-10-24