GLENTALLA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC052273 · ltd · incorporated 1973-01-31
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

10 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 51.7y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
190 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
    SLOAN, Michael Robert William appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-31
    DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-12
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  7. 2023-08-23
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  8. 2022-09-12
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  9. 2021-09-17
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  10. 2020-09-28
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  11. 2019-09-10
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  12. 2018-09-21
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  13. 2017-09-21
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  14. 2016-09-29
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  15. 2016-05-27
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  16. 2016-04-26
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    address · AD01
  17. 2015-09-24
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  18. 2015-05-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-11-24
    DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-31
    CO, Winston Sy appointed
    director
  21. 2014-10-31
    MENON, Hemanth Nandakumar resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-29
    ROY, Ashoke Kumar resigned
    director
  23. 2010-03-31
    DOUGLAS, John Alexander George resigned
    director
  24. 2009-10-15
    HANLON, James Francis resigned
    secretary
  25. 2009-10-15
    HANLON, James Francis resigned
    director
  26. 2009-10-14
    DOUGLAS, John Alexander George appointed
    director
  27. 2009-10-14
    MENON, Hemanth Nandakumar appointed
    director
  28. 2007-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #14
  29. 2007-10-05
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    Charge satisfied #13
  30. 2007-05-16
    HANLON, James Francis appointed
    director
  31. 2007-05-16
    ROY, Ashoke Kumar appointed
    director
  32. 2007-05-16
    DALMORE WHYTE & MACKAY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  33. 2007-05-16
    HAY & MACLEOD LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #12
  35. 2007-03-26
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  36. 2005-02-01
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
  37. 2005-02-01
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
  38. 2004-03-19
    HANLON, James Francis resigned
    director
  39. 2004-03-19
    MCCROSKIE, Scott John resigned
    director
  40. 2004-03-02
    DALMORE WHYTE & MACKAY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  41. 2004-03-02
    HAY & MACLEOD LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 2003-07-14
    MACEACHRAN, Ronald Bannatyne resigned
    director
  43. 2003-07-14
    MCCROSKIE, Scott John appointed
    director
  44. 2003-04-03
    MEGSON, Brian John resigned
    director
  45. 2003-02-18
    MACEACHRAN, Ronald Bannatyne appointed
    director
  46. 2001-10-15
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  47. 2001-10-15
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
  48. 2001-09-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  49. 1999-06-24
    HITCHCOCK, Kenneth Walter resigned
    director
  50. 1996-02-29
    RIDDELL, Eric Adam resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Whyte And Mackay Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Whyte And Mackay Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
GLENTALLA LIMITED
This company · SC052273

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Whyte And Mackay Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1973-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4th Floor St. Vincent Plaza
319 St. Vincent Street
Glasgow
G2 5RG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)

CO, Winston Sy
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-10-31
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Active
SLOAN, Michael Robert William
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
CAMPBELL, Hew
secretary · appointed 1991-05-02 · resigned 1994-08-31
Resigned
HANLON, James Francis
secretary · appointed 1994-08-31 · resigned 2009-10-15
Resigned
KINNAIRD, Kenneth
secretary · resigned 1991-05-02
Resigned
DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-11-24 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John Alexander George
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
FINDELL, Kenneth John
director · ~97y · resigned 1991-05-10
Resigned
FINDELL, Kenneth John
director · ~97y · resigned 1990-06-19
Resigned
GREIG, Christopher George, Dr
director · ~92y · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned
HANLON, James Francis
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2009-10-15
Resigned
HANLON, James Francis
director · ~77y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2004-03-19
Resigned
HITCHCOCK, Kenneth Walter
director · ~84y · appointed 1995-07-10 · resigned 1999-06-24
Resigned
LUNN, George Michael
director · ~84y · appointed 1994-01-31 · resigned 1995-06-26
Resigned
MACEACHRAN, Ronald Bannatyne
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-02-18 · resigned 2003-07-14
Resigned
MCCROSKIE, Scott John
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2004-03-19
Resigned
MEGSON, Brian John
director · ~72y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2003-04-03
Resigned
MENON, Hemanth Nandakumar
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
RIDDELL, Eric Adam
director · ~90y · appointed 1994-01-31 · resigned 1996-02-29
Resigned
ROY, Ashoke Kumar
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2014-10-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
Fixed charge and assignment1 property01/02/200505/10/2007
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Security Trustee
Floating charge1 property01/02/200505/10/2007
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Floating charge3 properties15/10/200126/03/2007
satisfied
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale
Floating charge1 property15/10/200126/03/2007
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property24/04/199015/02/1996
satisfied
Robert Fleming & Co. as Agent and Trustee
Robert Fleming & Co. Limited as Agent and Trustee
Floating charge1 property30/05/198919/06/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland for Itself and on Behalf of and as Trustee For
Floating charge1 property30/05/198915/02/1996
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property30/05/198919/06/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property01/12/198819/06/1990
satisfied
The County Council of the County of Midlothian
G r s (midlothian) standard security1 property31/07/197427/09/2001

Recent filings (190 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
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accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
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accounts · AA
2022-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
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accounts · AA
2021-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
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accounts · AA
2020-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
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accounts · AA
2019-09-10