GRETNA MUSEUM AND TOURIST SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC250144 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-25 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21➕HOUSTON, Lucy Leah appointeddirector
- 2021-06-21➖HOUSTON, Alasdair George resigneddirector
- 2021-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2003-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GRETNA MUSEUM AND TOURIST SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-05-27➕CLARK, Susan Jennifer Mackie appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-27➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2003-05-27➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2003-05-27➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2003-05-27➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 2003-05-27➕HOUSTON, Alasdair George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Lucy Leah Houston Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alasdair George Houstonceased 21/06/2021· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FARM CARBON LTD→ SC698555 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FARMING PARTNERS DALSWINTON LLP→ SO308086 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FORTH MGT LLP→ SO305509 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| HASLAM-JONES MARINE CONSULTANCY LLP→ SO306363 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ISLE FUTURES→ SC226372 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| LAMBERT GILL SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC706703 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| LANGHOLM DYEING CO. LIMITED→ SC377607 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LIMOUSIN GENETICS LIMITED→ SC588095 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| LITTLE LOCHANS FARMERS→ SL002268 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| LOGAN ESTATE→ SL004098 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| M.U.A. PRIVATE LIMITED→ SC848600 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACGREGOR FARMS→ SL000634 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Headless Cross
Gretna Green
Gretna
Dumfriesshire
DG16 5EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CLARK, Susan Jennifer Mackie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOUSTON, Lucy Leah→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27
HOUSTON, Alasdair George→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2021-06-21
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Recent filings (57 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-07