GLASGOW TRADES COLLECTIVE CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
SC816161 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-07-11
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 closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "growth story" recently.
  • · Lifecycle stage: startup → early
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
  • · Bankability: 65 → 70
  • · Filings: 19 → 20
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ·Lifecycle stage: startup → early
  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 70
  • ↑Filings: 19 → 20
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
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 £1,067

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£38.4k
Cash£38.4k
Net assets£1.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-24
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-24
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  6. 2025-07-24
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  7. 2025-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-07-23
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  9. 2025-07-23
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  10. 2025-07-23
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  11. 2025-07-23
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  12. 2025-07-23
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  13. 2025-02-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2025-02-05
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    MCKINLAY, Mairi-Clare appointed
    director
  15. 2025-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2025-02-05
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  17. 2025-02-05
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  18. 2025-02-05
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  19. 2024-10-22
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-10-09
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    IRELAND, Angela appointed
    director
  21. 2024-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GLASGOW TRADES COLLECTIVE CIC
  22. 2024-07-11
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    HANINGTON, Jack Harry James appointed
    director
  23. 2024-07-11
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    MARSHALL, Steven David appointed
    director
  24. 2024-07-11
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

45/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jack Harry James Hanington
Individual · English · DOB 02/1995 · age 31
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control05/02/2025
Ms Mairi-Clare Mckinlay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control05/02/2025
Ms Angela Ireland
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control05/02/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 10 70 Strathclyde Street
Glasgow
G40 4JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HANINGTON, Jack Harry James→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRELAND, Angela→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-10-09
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Active
MARSHALL, Steven David→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKINLAY, Mairi-Clare→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

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address · AD01
2026-04-29
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accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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2025-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-06
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