ALL ABOUT GLASS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC796703 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £5,017

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£1.5k
Net assets£-5.0k

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-12
    ➖
    SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw resigned
    director
  5. 2026-02-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-08-20
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Ryan Robert resigned
    director
  8. 2025-08-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-15
    ➖
    MCATEAR, Daniel Joseph resigned
    director
  12. 2024-04-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL ABOUT GLASS LTD
  14. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    MORAN, Barrie Francis appointed
    director
  15. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    MCATEAR, Daniel Joseph appointed
    director
  16. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Ryan Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2024-01-25
    ➕
    SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw appointed
    director
  18. 2024-01-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RUSSELL, Ryan Robert resigned 2025-08-20; SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw resigned 2026-02-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barrie Francis Moran
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ryan Robert Russellceased 20/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2024-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46770 — SIC 46770

Registered office

2 Redholme, Gardyne Road, Gardyne Road
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MORAN, Barrie Francis→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw→
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCATEAR, Daniel Joseph→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-01-25 · resigned 2024-04-15
Resigned
RUSSELL, Ryan Robert→
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-25 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
SMITH, Alisdair Watson Walkinshaw→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-01-25 · resigned 2026-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-25