GLENREA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC084911 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-05
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 42.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£78k£157k£235k£313k£391kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£358.8k
Current assets£391.5k
Net assets£358.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-06-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
  17. 2016-07-13
    POLCINO, Cosimo appointed
    director
  18. 2016-07-13
    WALLER, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-03
    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2003-03-04
    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2002-12-01
    WALLER, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  22. 2002-12-01
    WALLER, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  23. 2002-04-03
    POLCINO, Nicola resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-03
    POLCINO, Nicola resigned
    director
  25. 1983-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 1983-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENREA LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cosimo Polcino
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Judicial Factorceased 24/06/2024· 75-100% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

29 Duddingston Road West
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH15 3PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

POLCINO, Cosimo
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-07-13
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Active
POLCINO, Nicola
secretary · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
POLCINO, Nicola
director · ~90y · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
WALLER, Jacqueline
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-12-01 · resigned 2016-07-13
Resigned
WALLER, Jacqueline
director · ~79y · resigned 2002-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Standard security1 property18/11/198302/06/2023

Recent filings (112 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04