GARROCH HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC476749 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-02

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-23
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-11-22
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capital · SH01
2017-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-08-13
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gazette · DISS40
2015-01-05
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GLOVER, Lee appointed
director
2014-05-02
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Company incorporated
As GARROCH HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2014-05-02
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-05-02
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-05-02
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2014-05-02
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2014-05-02
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-05-02
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tracey Glover Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/03/2021
Mr Lee Glover Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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C&B RENEWABLES LIMITED→ SC608001 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
CLAN CENTRE LIMITED→ SC113050 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
D & L TIMBER (HOLDINGS) LTD→ SC779577 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ELRIG ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC133061 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—
HAAS TEK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC535811 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
HARDIE MACLEAN LTD→ SC681475 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
HARRISON & HETHERINGTON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC061281 · est 1976 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	49y	—	—
HEATHHALL HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC546060 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
HODDAM GROUP LIMITED→ SC647111 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC496137 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
J KELLY & SONS (LARKHALL) LIMITED→ SC175597 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
J PHILLIPS & SON LTD→ SC816059 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Incorporated2014-05-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

Garroch Business Park

Garroch Loaning

Dumfries

DG2 8PS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-16

Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GLOVER, Lee→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2014-05-02

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2014-05-02

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-05-02 · resigned 2014-05-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-03