GLENCRAFT (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC372729 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-02-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 31030

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

31090Manufacture of other furniture
47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-19
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CLOW, Allan James resigned
director
2026-01-08
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officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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JONES, Rachel Hilary Roberton appointed
director
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-09-11
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officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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MEARNS, Steven Macdonald appointed
director
2025-09-01
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SCOTT, Jack Oliver appointed
director
2025-05-13
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officers · TM01
2025-04-03
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STOTT, Leigh Elsie resigned
director
2024-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-04
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officers · TM01
2024-06-04
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FERGUSON, Laura Jayne resigned
director
2023-11-08
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accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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ROBERTSON, Kenneth Murray appointed
director
2023-03-01
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SKENE, Neil Charles appointed
director
2023-03-01
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officers · AP01
2023-03-01
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2023-03-01
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2023-03-01
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2023-03-01
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officers · AP01
2022-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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officers · AP01
2022-09-07
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officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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CLOW, Allan James appointed
director
2022-09-01
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FERGUSON, Laura Jayne appointed
director
2022-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-07
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officers · TM01
2022-01-17
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NORVALL, Collette Oliver resigned
director
2021-09-06
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accounts · AA
2021-08-12
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MCWILLIAM, Graham resigned
director
2021-04-08
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SKINNER, Duncan Ross resigned
director
2020-06-15
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NORVALL, Collette Oliver appointed
director
2020-06-15
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STOTT, Leigh Elsie appointed
director
2020-03-31
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LAING, Andrew resigned
director
2020-03-01
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SMITH, Jonathan Patrick Lindsay appointed
director
2019-10-21
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DUNCAN, Lisa resigned
director
2019-10-21
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NORVAL, Collette Oliver resigned
director
2018-09-07
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-06-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-09-05
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NORVAL, Collette Oliver appointed
director
2015-06-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
2015-05-12
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HODSON, Carl Thomas resigned
director
2015-05-12
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LINDOP, Sharon Ann resigned
director
2015-05-12
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MCWILLIAM, Graham appointed
director
2015-05-12
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SPENCE, John Stewart resigned
director
2012-01-01
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HODSON, Carl Thomas appointed
director
2011-04-27
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COPLAND, Sophy Mary resigned
director
2011-04-27
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LINDOP, Sharon Ann appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC31030 — SIC 31030

Registered office

28 Albyn Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1YL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-26

Last: 2025-04-12