GLEN TRAVEL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC061066 · ltd · incorporated 1976-11-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£345.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £345,713
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£808k
Net Worth
£346k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £423.9k | — |
| Current assets | £1.11M | — |
| Cash | £807.8k | — |
| Debtors | £159.5k | — |
| Net assets | £345.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-12-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2011-03-31➖DONNELLY, Margaret Mary resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖GLEN, Margaret Bowie resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➖GLEN, David Kelso resigneddirector
- 2000-07-26➕GLEN, David Duncan appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-26➕GLEN, Douglas Kelso appointeddirector
- 2000-07-26➖GLEN, Margaret Bowie resignedsecretary
- 1993-05-10➕GLEN, Alan John appointeddirector
- 1993-05-10➕GLEN, David Duncan appointeddirector
- 1989-08-22➕GLEN, Margaret Bowie appointedsecretary
- 1989-08-22➖LAPPIN, Isobel Honor resignedsecretary
- 1976-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs GLEN TRAVEL LIMITED
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GLEN" — 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Duncan Glen Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2016 |
Mr Alan John Glen Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/06/2016 |
Mr Douglas Kelso Glen Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/06/2016 |
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1976-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
227 Glasgow Road
Blantyre
Glasgow
G72 0YS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
GLEN, David Duncan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-07-26
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GLEN, Alan John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1993-05-10
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GLEN, David Duncan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-05-10
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GLEN, Douglas Kelso→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2000-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLEN, Margaret Bowie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1989-08-22 · resigned 2000-07-26
LAPPIN, Isobel Honor→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1989-08-22
DONNELLY, Margaret Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2011-03-31
GLEN, David Kelso→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2009-10-01
GLEN, Margaret Bowie→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2011-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/12/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (120 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-29