GLASGROWTH LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC777725 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£316
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Advertising agencies
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £316
Cash YoY
+1355%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 1355% YoY
Net Worth
£316
↑ 216% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 1355% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£291£582£873£1k£1kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£316£100
Current assets£1.5k£100
Cash£1.5k£100
Net assets£316£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-27
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-03-01
    ➖
    ADAMS, Matthew Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2025-02-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-09-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-09-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-09-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-09-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-05-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-05-15
    ➕
    ADAMS, Matthew Graham appointed
    director
  18. 2023-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLASGROWTH LTD
  19. 2023-08-01
    ➕
    REID, Callum Alexander James appointed
    director
  20. 2023-08-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Callum Alexander James Reid
Individual · British · DOB 06/2000 · age 26
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Graham Adamsceased 01/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73110 — Advertising agencies

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

REID, Callum Alexander James→
director · ~26y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Active
ADAMS, Matthew Graham→
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-05-15 · resigned 2025-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-20