CHRISTIE LITES GLASGOW LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC763336 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-23
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-16📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-16📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-16📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-24➖KERR, Alistair resigneddirector
- 2023-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CHRISTIE LITES GLASGOW LTD
- 2023-03-23➕CHRISTIE, Huntly appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23➕RAWSON, Michael Richard appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23➕KERR, Alistair appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHRISTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
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 65. 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.)
Group structure
Christie Lites Coventry Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Christie Lites Coventry Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CHRISTIE LITES GLASGOW LTD
This company · SC763336
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Christie Lites Coventry Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Registered office
30 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CHRISTIE, Huntly→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAWSON, Michael Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERR, Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-23 · resigned 2023-07-24
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-16
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-04-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-23