GLEANER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC030017 · ltd · incorporated 1954-04-24
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 opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 36.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46120
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 36.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,310,222
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.31M | — |
| Average employees | 199 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-22➖SCOTT, Stephen Reader resigneddirector
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-16➕MONTGOMERY, Brian Sinclair appointeddirector
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-06➖CLINTON, Nicholas Francis Apps resigneddirector
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-01➕REAPER, Garry Harper appointeddirector
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-04➕CLINTON, Nicholas Francis Apps appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-28➕LESLIE, Susan Helen appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-28➖THAIN, Iain Archibald resignedsecretary
- 2019-06-28➖THAIN, Iain Archibald resigneddirector
- 2019-06-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-06-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-07-29➕THAIN, Iain Archibald appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-29➖AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-05-03➕THAIN, Iain Archibald appointeddirector
- 2014-08-31➖LAING, William John resigneddirector
- 2014-07-11➖YOUNG, Robert Brian resigneddirector
- 2014-07-10➕SCOTT, Stephen Reader appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01➕SCOTT, Mary Jane appointeddirector
- 2010-04-19➖YOUNG, Thomas Evan Robb resigneddirector
- 2008-01-01➕TODD, David Gray appointeddirector
- 2007-11-26➖ANDERSON STRATHERN resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-26➕AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-08-31➖SHAYER, John resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➕ANDERSON STRATHERN appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-06-30➖ORR MACQUEEN W S resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1989-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1954-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GLEANER LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Mary Jane Scott Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| MUNRO FRUIT MERCHANTS LTD.→ SC169387 · est 1996 | — | — | £86.3k | — | 29y | 82 | 63y |
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| SHIELDAIG EXPORT LIMITED→ SC165922 · est 1996 | — | — | £141.4k | — | 30y | 82 | 73y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46120 — SIC 46120
Registered office
Milnfield
Ashgrove Road
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 1UU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)
LESLIE, Susan Helen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONTGOMERY, Brian Sinclair→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-05-16
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REAPER, Garry Harper→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-02-01
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SCOTT, Mary Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-01
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TODD, David Gray→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-01
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THAIN, Iain Archibald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-07-29 · resigned 2019-06-28
ANDERSON STRATHERN→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2007-11-26
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2016-07-29
ORR MACQUEEN W S→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1999-06-30
CLINTON, Nicholas Francis Apps→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-04 · resigned 2021-10-06
LAING, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2014-08-31
SCOTT, Stephen Reader→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-07-10 · resigned 2026-05-22
SHAYER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2004-08-31
THAIN, Iain Archibald→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-05-03 · resigned 2019-06-28
YOUNG, Robert Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2014-07-11
YOUNG, Thomas Evan Robb→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 2010-04-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 19/12/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (141 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07