A. W. GLOYNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02661986 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees800900

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-12-13
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  5. 2022-01-22
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  6. 2021-02-08
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  7. 2019-10-12
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  8. 2018-11-22
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  9. 2017-11-02
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  10. 2016-12-30
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  11. 2015-12-09
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  12. 2015-11-16
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  13. 2014-12-20
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  14. 2014-11-21
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  15. 2013-12-11
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  16. 2011-01-07
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    GLOYNE, Alan Beresford appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-11-06
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    GLOYNE, Alan Wilfrid resigned
    director
  18. 1996-03-23
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    BAIRD, Agnes Corrigan resigned
    director
  19. 1996-03-23
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    BAIRD, Thomas Douglas resigned
    director
  20. 1993-11-24
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    GLOYNE, Elaine Susan appointed
    director
  21. 1991-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A. W. GLOYNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  22. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    GLOYNE, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  23. 1991-11-11
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    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1991-11-11
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    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    BAIRD, Agnes Corrigan appointed
    director
  26. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    BAIRD, Thomas Douglas appointed
    director
  27. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    GLOYNE, Alan Wilfrid appointed
    director
  28. 1991-11-11
    ➕
    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1991-11-11
    ➖
    CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GLOYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

A W Gloyne Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A W Gloyne Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A. W. GLOYNE ENTERPRISES LIMITED
This company · 02661986

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A W Gloyne Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/11/2016
Mrs Elaine Susan Gloyne
Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest11/11/2016

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
Incorporated1991-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

1299-1301 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

GLOYNE, Alan Beresford→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLOYNE, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLOYNE, Elaine Susan→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1991-11-11
Resigned
BAIRD, Agnes Corrigan→
director · ~95y · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1996-03-23
Resigned
BAIRD, Thomas Douglas→
director · ~95y · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1996-03-23
Resigned
GLOYNE, Alan Wilfrid→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 2010-11-06
Resigned
CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-11-11 · resigned 1991-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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2025-12-23
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2025-10-29
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2024-12-20
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2024-11-22
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2023-12-22
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2023-11-22
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2022-12-13
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2022-11-15
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2022-01-22
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2021-11-11
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2021-02-08
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2020-11-24
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2019-11-11
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2019-10-12
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accounts · AA
2018-11-22