GALLAGHER RESIDENTIAL LTD

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SC656285 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-10.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.4y

20/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
16 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,621
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
-£11k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£11k-£8k-£5k-£2k£937£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£231.6k£231.5k
Current assets£1.6k£3.8k
Cash£1.6k£1.2k
Debtors£2.6k
Net assets£-10.6k£-10.5k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-02-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-02-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  7. 2022-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  10. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GALLAGHER RESIDENTIAL LTD
  13. 2020-03-03
    GALLAGHER, Stephen John appointed
    director
  14. 2020-03-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GALLAGHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen John Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares03/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

12 Traill Drive
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8SW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Stephen John
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-03-03
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/02/2023
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property29/11/2022
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-04-20