GLENTON BRUCE LIMITED

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SC211128 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
63 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2000-10-16
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    BRUCE, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-10-16
    ➕
    BRUCE, Robert Glenton appointed
    director
  18. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2000-10-16
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2000-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENTON BRUCE LIMITED
  22. 2000-09-19
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-09-19
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-09-19
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    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 "BRUCE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Glenton Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Benham Conway & Co
16 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRUCE, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUCE, Robert Glenton→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2000-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07