YMCA GLASGOW LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC399759 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (71/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
50 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-25➕COWIE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2024-07-25➖TAYLOR, Philip resigneddirector
- 2023-11-24➕JONES, Shelby appointedsecretary
- 2023-11-24➖FEE, Peter Francis resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-11-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-29➖MCGOWAN, Sharon Marie resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-27➕FEE, Peter Francis appointedsecretary
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-09-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-02➖HAUGH, Janet Hunter resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-02➕MCGOWAN, Sharon Marie appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06➕HAUGH, Janet Hunter appointedsecretary
- 2019-12-31➖CONNOLLY, Joseph Patrick resigneddirector
- 2019-12-11➖HUNT, Bertie James resigneddirector
- 2019-12-11➕TAYLOR, Philip appointeddirector
- 2014-02-28➖BALLANTYNE, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2011-10-07➕HUNT, Bertie James appointeddirector
- 2011-10-05➖BROWN, David resigneddirector
- 2011-05-18🏢Company incorporatedAs YMCA GLASGOW LIMITED
- 2011-05-18➕BALLANTYNE, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2011-05-18➕BROWN, David appointeddirector
- 2011-05-18➕CONNOLLY, Joseph Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
15 Company Secretary
Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
Active
COWIE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FEE, Peter Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-04-27 · resigned 2023-11-24
HAUGH, Janet Hunter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-01-06 · resigned 2020-09-02
MCGOWAN, Sharon Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-09-02 · resigned 2023-04-29
BALLANTYNE, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-18 · resigned 2014-02-28
BROWN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-05-18 · resigned 2011-10-05
CONNOLLY, Joseph Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-05-18 · resigned 2019-12-31
HUNT, Bertie James→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2019-12-11
TAYLOR, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2024-07-25
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-04-27