GLOAGBURN FARM SHOP LTD
- · Oldest live charge 16.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.2y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £6.07M |
| Gross profit | £1.79M |
| Operating profit | £1.11M |
| Profit before tax | £1.20M |
| Average employees | 6300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-14📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2024-10-03✏️certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limitedchange-of-name · CERT1
- 2024-10-03✏️reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-companychange-of-name · RR06
- 2024-10-03📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2024-10-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-02-01➕NIVEN, Fergus John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2010-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2006-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs GLOAGBURN FARM SHOP LTD
- 2006-04-27➕NIVEN, Alison Helen appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-27➕NIVEN, Alison Helen appointeddirector
- 2006-04-27➕NIVEN, Ian Allan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-03: certificate-re-registration-unlimited-to-limited; 2024-10-03: reregistration-private-unlimited-to-private-limited-company
Group structure
Gloagburn Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gloagburn Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/12/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alison Helen Nivenceased 03/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Ian Allan Nivenceased 03/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/03/2010 | 05/09/2024 |