GLENTRUIM ESTATE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC278787 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-24
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2008-05-02➖URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENTRUIM ESTATE LIMITED
- 2005-01-24➕WOTHERSPOON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2005-01-24➕URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-01-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
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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Mr Robert John Wotherspoon Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| MITHERIDGE OPPORTUNITY SELECT LP→ SL029242 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| MITHRAS CAPITAL FUND, LP→ SL005832 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| MMC GP SPV (SCOTLAND) 1 LLP→ SO307307 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MODERN STRUCTURE LP→ SL019513 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| MODERN TOKEN LP→ SL032411 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MODERNO DESIGN LP→ SL028005 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| MODMASH LP→ SL018787 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| MORGAN INDUSTRY LP→ SL021321 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| MORTENSON ASSOCIATES→ SL005188 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| MORTEST LP→ SL012148 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| MORTIMER INFLUENCE LP→ SL022145 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| MOULLER FINANCE LP→ SL030363 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Hill Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WOTHERSPOON, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2008-05-02
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-24 · resigned 2005-01-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28