GALLOWAY GROUNDWORKS LTD.

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SC393797 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,211
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,065 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 187% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k£2k£16k£30k£43k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£10.1k£39.8k
Current assets£46.9k£56.7k
Cash£1.1k—
Debtors£43.3k—
Net assets£-11.2k£12.9k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2024-01-01
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-18
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    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-26
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    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-05-25
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-12-31
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  13. 2018-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-04-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-04-07
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-04-07
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    MILBY, Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-01
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    MILBY, Allison Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    MILBY, Allison Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    MILBY, Kerry Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2011-09-22
    ➖
    MILBY, Allison Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2011-09-22
    ➕
    MILBY, Kerry Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    DRUMMOND, Hugh Archibald resigned
    director
  24. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    MILBY, Allison Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GALLOWAY GROUNDWORKS LTD.
  26. 2011-02-18
    ➕
    DRUMMOND, Hugh Archibald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Milby
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Allison Mary Milbyceased 01/04/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Little Genoch
Dunragit
Stranraer
Dumfries & Galloway
DG9 8PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MILBY, Alan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRUMMOND, Hugh Archibald→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
MILBY, Allison Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
MILBY, Allison Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2011-09-22
Resigned
MILBY, Kerry Anne→
director · ~35y · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-25