GLENCARRON ENTERPRISES LIMITED

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SC279556 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-07
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£86.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,531
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£141k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£87k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£147k£196k£245kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£129.0k£82.9k
Current assets£179.7k£244.7k
Cash£141.3k£206.3k
Debtors£38.4k£38.4k
Net assets£86.5k£82.9k

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.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-12-21
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  5. 2021-09-01
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  6. 2021-01-27
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  7. 2020-08-07
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  8. 2019-10-29
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  9. 2019-01-10
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  10. 2018-09-10
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  11. 2018-09-04
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  12. 2018-01-17
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  13. 2016-11-03
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  14. 2016-02-10
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  15. 2016-01-06
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  16. 2013-05-01
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    LEWIS, Barbara Anne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2012-02-29
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    LEWIS, Barbara Anne resigned
    director
  18. 2005-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENCARRON ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  19. 2005-02-07
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    HUNTER, John Robert Birkley appointed
    director
  20. 2005-02-07
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    LEWIS, Barbara Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-02-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-02-07
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    LEWIS, Barbara Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 John Robert Birkley Hunter
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

22 Backbrae Street
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 0NH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUNTER, John Robert Birkley→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Barbara Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2005-02-07
Resigned
LEWIS, Barbara Anne→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-02-07 · resigned 2012-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2026-02-11
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accounts · AA
2025-08-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
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accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
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accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
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accounts · AA
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
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accounts · AA
2021-01-27
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2020-08-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-29