GLENFAIRN HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 17.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-19➖JOHNSTONE, William Murdoch resigneddirector
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-13➖AITKEN, Nanette Margaret resigneddirector
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2020-03-12📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2020-03-12⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2020-03-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-06-08➕BROWN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-08➕JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell appointeddirector
- 2007-06-08➖MACDONALDS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-06-08➕AITKEN, Nanette Margaret appointeddirector
- 2007-06-08➕JOHNSTONE, William Murdoch appointeddirector
- 2007-06-08➖WHITE, Joyce Helen resignednominee-director
- 2007-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENFAIRN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2007-04-26➕MACDONALDS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-04-26➕WHITE, Joyce Helen appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2020-03-12: legacy
Group structure
Glenfairn (2008) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glenfairn (2008) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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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8 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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/05/2008 | — |