GLASGOW PORT SECURITY AUTHORITY LIMITED

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SC461640 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 15 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£552£1k£2k£2k£3kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£19.7k£9.1k
Current assets£2.8k£2.8k
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    MCPHERSON, Guy Patrick resigned
    director
  2. 2025-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2025-04-29
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    GLEN, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-29
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    BANKIER, Colin John resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-04-01
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    FLEMING, Alistair James resigned
    director
  10. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-03-18
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    LAMBIE, Steven James appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-18
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    GARVIE, John Joseph resigned
    director
  14. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2023-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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  17. 2023-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-03-08
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    CRAWFORD, Gary Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2023-03-08
    ➖
    PEARSON, Colin Frank resigned
    director
  24. 2023-03-03
    ➕
    GARVIE, John Joseph appointed
    director
  25. 2023-03-03
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Guy Patrick appointed
    director
  26. 2023-03-02
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Robert Mcvicar resigned
    director
  27. 2023-03-02
    ➖
    MEEK, Steven resigned
    director
  28. 2022-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  29. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  30. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  31. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    MEEK, Steven appointed
    director
  32. 2019-03-29
    ➖
    RUSSELL, William Gordon resigned
    director
  33. 2015-11-19
    ➖
    HUGHES, Gerry resigned
    director
  34. 2015-04-30
    ➕
    HILL, Gordon William appointed
    director
  35. 2015-04-30
    ➖
    DAVIDSON, Gareth Hunter resigned
    director
  36. 2015-04-30
    ➕
    HUGHES, Gerry appointed
    director
  37. 2014-02-14
    ➖
    LOVE, Barry resigned
    director
  38. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    BANKIER, Colin John appointed
    director
  39. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Gareth Hunter appointed
    director
  40. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    FLEMING, Alistair James appointed
    director
  41. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Robert Mcvicar appointed
    director
  42. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    PEARSON, Colin Frank appointed
    director
  43. 2014-01-30
    ➕
    RUSSELL, William Gordon appointed
    director
  44. 2013-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLASGOW PORT SECURITY AUTHORITY LIMITED
  45. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    LOVE, Barry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

16 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Gary Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEN, Colin Michael→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Gordon William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMBIE, Steven James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKIER, Colin John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2025-04-29
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Gareth Hunter→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2015-04-30
Resigned
FLEMING, Alistair James→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
GARVIE, John Joseph→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-03 · resigned 2025-03-18
Resigned
HAMILTON, Robert Mcvicar→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2023-03-02
Resigned
HUGHES, Gerry→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-04-30 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned
LOVE, Barry→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2014-02-14
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Guy Patrick→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-03-03 · resigned 2025-09-16
Resigned
MEEK, Steven→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2023-03-02
Resigned
PEARSON, Colin Frank→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2023-03-08
Resigned
RUSSELL, William Gordon→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-30 · resigned 2019-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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2023-03-16