GOLDWORKS SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC656513 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£86.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 95250
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £86,936
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£87k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£195k
↑ 166% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £86.9k | £47.6k |
| Current assets | £194.5k | £73.0k |
| Net assets | £86.9k | £47.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-05🏢Company incorporatedAs GOLDWORKS SCOTLAND LTD
- 2020-03-05➕UZUNOGLU, Ilknur appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05➕UZUNOGLU, Metin appointeddirector
- 2020-03-05📄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 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ilknur Uzunoglu Individual · Turkish · DOB 10/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/03/2020 |
Mr Metin Uzunoglu Individual · Turkish · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/03/2020 |
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
Incorporated2020-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95250 — SIC 95250
Registered office
10 Knockbreck Street
Tain
IV19 1BJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
UZUNOGLU, Ilknur→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UZUNOGLU, Metin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-03-05
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-03-05