BID FOR GALASHIELS LIMITED

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SC835637 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-01-28

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (7 active, 12 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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DENHOLM, Thomas John resigned
director
2025-12-08
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HAY, Andrew Gordon resigned
director
2025-12-08
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2025-12-08
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2025-10-08
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2025-10-08
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2025-10-01
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MURRAY, Craig resigned
director
2025-06-03
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2025-05-18
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2025-04-22
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MURRAY, Craig resigned
director
2025-04-01
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MURRAY, Craig appointed
director
2025-02-12
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FENNER, Margaret Patricia Jean resigned
director
2025-02-12
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2025-02-10
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BUGLASS, Angela Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-02-10
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CALDER, Helen appointed
director
2025-02-10
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CATERINO, Luigi appointed
director
2025-02-10
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HOGARTY, Jago William appointed
director
2025-02-10
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JAMIESON, Lauren Kate appointed
director
2025-02-10
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JANUS, Sebastian appointed
director
2025-02-10
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RODEN, Lewis James appointed
director
2025-02-10
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DENHOLM, Thomas John appointed
director
2025-02-10
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HAY, Andrew Gordon appointed
director
2025-02-10
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MURRAY, Craig appointed
director
2025-01-28
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Company incorporated
As BID FOR GALASHIELS LIMITED
2025-01-28
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FENNER, Margaret Patricia Jean appointed
director
2025-01-28
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Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DENHOLM, Thomas John resigned 2025-12-08; HAY, Andrew Gordon resigned 2025-12-08; MURRAY, Craig resigned 2025-10-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Lewis James Roden Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	01/04/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ms Margaret Patricia Jean Fennerceased 01/10/2025· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2025-01-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Riverside House

Ladhope Vale

Galashiels

TD1 1BT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-28

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27