GLENFIRRA OF LANGHOLM LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC212215 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 95290
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Average employees4

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-08
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-31
    ➖
    EDGAR, Anne resigned
    director
  7. 2025-11-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    EDGAR, Anne appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-06-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2004-08-31
    ➕
    MALE, Ellen Murray appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    MALE, Denis Raymond resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    WEATHERSTONE, Andrew Thomson resigned
    director
  24. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    MALE, Denis Raymond appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    DINWOODIE, John George resigned
    director
  26. 2002-03-14
    ➖
    MARTIN, Ian Scott resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-07-06
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Francis resigned
    director
  28. 2001-01-03
    ➖
    MARTIN, Ian Scott resigned
    director
  29. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    MALE, Denis Raymond appointed
    director
  30. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Ian Scott appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Francis appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    DINWOODIE, John George appointed
    director
  33. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Ian Scott appointed
    director
  34. 2001-01-01
    ➕
    WEATHERSTONE, Andrew Thomson appointed
    director
  35. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2000-10-25
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2000-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLENFIRRA OF LANGHOLM LTD.
  38. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2000-10-23
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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 Denis Raymond Male
Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95290 — SIC 95290

Registered office

46 High Street
Langholm
DG13 0JH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

MALE, Ellen Murray→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALE, Denis Raymond→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALE, Denis Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
MARTIN, Ian Scott→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2002-03-14
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Francis→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2001-07-06
Resigned
DINWOODIE, John George→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
EDGAR, Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
MARTIN, Ian Scott→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2001-01-03
Resigned
WEATHERSTONE, Andrew Thomson→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2000-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15