GLENALMOND CONTRACTS LIMITED

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SC345656 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-11
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
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-04-09
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  3. 2024-07-30
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  4. 2023-06-08
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  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2019-08-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-22
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  12. 2016-08-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-24
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  14. 2015-07-30
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  15. 2015-07-30
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    address · AD04
  16. 2008-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENALMOND CONTRACTS LIMITED
  17. 2008-07-11
    BALLANTYNE, Sandra Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-07-11
    STEWART, John Campbell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sandra Jane Ballantyne
Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Campbell Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

23 Bertha Park View
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3JE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BALLANTYNE, Sandra Jane
secretary · appointed 2008-07-11
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Active
STEWART, John Campbell
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-11
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-13