GLIDE MOBILITY LIMITED
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SC828117 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02➖COOK, Justin Richard resigneddirector
- 2025-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-16➕HENSHAW, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-09-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30➕COOK, Justin Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-07-30➖O'DONNELL, Gerald resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30➖PRITCHATT-COLLINS, Joshua resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-10➕PRITCHATT-COLLINS, Joshua appointeddirector
- 2024-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs GLIDE MOBILITY LIMITED
- 2024-11-06➕O'DONNELL, Gerald appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06📄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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 low3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COOK, Justin Richard resigned 2025-12-02; O'DONNELL, Gerald resigned 2025-07-30; PRITCHATT-COLLINS, Joshua resigned 2025-07-30
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Justin Richard Cook Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Joshua Pritchatt-Collinsceased 30/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Gerald O'Donnellceased 30/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
2 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HENSHAW, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Justin Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-07-30 · resigned 2025-12-02
O'DONNELL, Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-11-06 · resigned 2025-07-30
PRITCHATT-COLLINS, Joshua→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-05-10 · resigned 2025-07-30
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Recent filings (14 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-06