ECA GLASGOW LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC763777 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fitness facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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Company incorporated
As ECA GLASGOW LTD
2023-03-27
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MILLAR, Christopher appointed
director
2023-03-27
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PETTIGREW, Gary appointed
director
2023-03-27
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary Pettigrew Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	27/03/2023
Mr Christopher Millar Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	27/03/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
STEWART TRAVEL LIMITED→ SC400502 · est 2011	£30.04M £23.36M–£36.72M	£109.39M	—	36000	15y	91	68y
BARRHEAD TRAVEL SERVICE LIMITED→ SC057208 · est 1975	£10.34M £8.04M–£12.64M	£94.95M	—	58300	51y	82	59y
IF ONLY HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC268032 · est 2004	£4.61M £3.59M–£5.64M	—	—	5900	22y	85	69y
AC PROJECTS/ALTERNATIVE CURRENTS LIMITED→ SC400717 · est 2011	£3.2k £2.5k–£3.9k	—	—	0	15y	95	66y
ALLAN GLEN'S SPORTS CLUB LIMITED→ SC117858 · est 1989	—	—	£1.9k	—	37y	83	88y
COVE BURGH HALL→ SC217153 · est 2001	—	—	£97.7k	—	25y	83	78y
D. & D. AMUSEMENTS LTD.→ SC196522 · est 1999	—	—	£120.9k	—	27y	83	68y
FACT THREE→ SC319714 · est 2007	—	—	£168.8k	—	19y	83	73y
IN EXTREMIS LIMITED→ SC142085 · est 1993	—	—	£61.2k	—	33y	83	61y
SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE→ SC210878 · est 2000	—	—	£120.5k	—	25y	83	79y
SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO DAVID LIVINGSTONE TRUST→ SC016172 · est 1930 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	95y	83	75y
THE ANTONINE SPORTS CENTRE→ SC144453 · est 1993	—	—	£199.7k	—	33y	83	86y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Room 33, E K Business Centre

14 Stroud Road

Glasgow

G75 0YA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-09

Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MILLAR, Christopher→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-27

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Active

PETTIGREW, Gary→

director · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-27

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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-08

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-03-27