GLG INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC522787 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-17
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-12-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-12-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barlcays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-01-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GLG INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2015-12-17➕GALLOWAY, Robert George appointeddirector
- 2015-12-17➕GALLOWAY, Rory Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Robert Geroge Galloway Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Rory Robert Galloway Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
East Balmirmer
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 2PN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GALLOWAY, Robert George→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GALLOWAY, Rory Robert→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barlcays Security Trustee Barlcays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/01/2018 | 23/08/2023 |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03