GLOBE BUTCHERS

💤Zombieactive
SC245569 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2003-03-12
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 Mar 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (69/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-03-31
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    MOFFAT, Kathleen Mona resigned
    director
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-02-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-03-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2014-06-06
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    address · AD01
  10. 2014-03-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2013-03-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2012-03-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2011-03-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2010-03-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2010-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2007-09-04
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    MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-04
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOBE BUTCHERS
  20. 2003-03-12
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    MOFFAT, Keith Rognvald appointed
    director
  21. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Kathleen Mona appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Keith Rognvald Moffat
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/03/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2003-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Valdag
Easter Quarff
Shetland
ZE2 9EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MOFFAT, Keith Rognvald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned
MOFFAT, Kathleen Mona→
director · ~90y · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2026-02-17
Resigned
MOFFAT, Thomas Rognvald→
director · ~95y · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2007-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-03-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-14