GALLONE & SON LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC216213 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£907.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £907,125
Cash YoY
+1090%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↑ 1090% YoY
Net Worth
£907k
↑ 128% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 477% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£329k£658k£987k£1.3m£1.6mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.96M£631.0k
Current assets£1.65M£284.9k
Cash£1.17M£98.3k
Debtors£475.6k£186.6k
Net assets£907.1k£397.3k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    SKELTON, Adrian James resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-05
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  6. 2025-05-27
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  7. 2025-05-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2025-04-04
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  11. 2025-04-04
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  12. 2025-04-04
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  13. 2025-04-03
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    capital · SH03
  14. 2024-09-30
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    DUNSMORE, Stewart appointed
    director
  15. 2024-09-30
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    POLLOCK, Ross appointed
    director
  16. 2024-06-12
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  17. 2023-06-30
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  18. 2022-09-30
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  19. 2021-09-30
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  20. 2021-06-01
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  21. 2020-12-05
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  22. 2020-12-01
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  23. 2019-10-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2019-09-18
    ➖
    SMITH, James Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2019-06-17
    ➖
    LACIOK, Richard Gavin resigned
    director
  26. 2017-09-07
    ➖
    SMITH, James Alexander resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-09-07
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    LACIOK, Richard Gavin appointed
    director
  28. 2017-09-07
    ➕
    SKELTON, Adrian James appointed
    director
  29. 2017-09-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rachel Smith
  30. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    MARJORIBANKS, Gemma resigned
    director
  31. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    DENHOLM, John Weir resigned
    director
  32. 2006-10-01
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    MARJORIBANKS, Gemma appointed
    director
  33. 2001-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As GALLONE & SON LTD.
  34. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    SMITH, James Alexander appointed
    secretary
  35. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-02-27
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    DENHOLM, John Weir appointed
    director
  38. 2001-02-27
    ➕
    SMITH, James Alexander appointed
    director
  39. 2001-02-27
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2001-02-27
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ross Pollock
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2024
Stewart Dunsmore
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adrian James Skeltonceased 30/09/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr James Alexander Smithceased 30/06/2019· significant influence
  • Mrs Maureen Smithceased 30/06/2019· significant influence

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

14 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DUNSMORE, Stewart→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLOCK, Ross→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-09-30
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Active
SMITH, James Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2017-09-07
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2001-02-27
Resigned
DENHOLM, John Weir→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
LACIOK, Richard Gavin→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-07 · resigned 2019-06-17
Resigned
MARJORIBANKS, Gemma→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
SKELTON, Adrian James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-07 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
SMITH, James Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2019-09-18
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-27 · resigned 2001-02-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—24/10/2019—
satisfied
Rachel Smith / Maureen Smith / James Smith
A registered charge—07/09/201727/05/2025
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Recent filings (89 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-04
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-04-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-12