BUSINESS GROWTH SOLUTIONS (GLASGOW) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC753177 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-15
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £6,947
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,314 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.9k | £11.2k |
| Current assets | £33.2k | £43.5k |
| Net assets | £6.9k | £9.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-01➕ROBERTSON, Anne Lockhart appointeddirector
- 2023-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BUSINESS GROWTH SOLUTIONS (GLASGOW) LTD
- 2022-12-15➕ROBERTSON, Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-12-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 Charles Robertson Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
48 West George Street
Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Anne Lockhart→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2023-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Charles→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-15