GLENALA EDUCATION LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC383854 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-18
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£131.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £131,455
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,171 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£131k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£200k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £131.5k | £175.6k |
| Current assets | £200.0k | £155.0k |
| Net assets | £131.5k | £175.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-01➖ABBOOD, Sattar Jabbar, Dr resigneddirector
- 2019-03-21➕ABBOOD, Sattar Jabbar, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-04-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Residential Loans Limited
- 2015-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Residential Loans Limited
- 2010-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENALA EDUCATION LTD
- 2010-08-18➕HEFFERNAN, Moira Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Moira Margaret Heffernan Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE STREET INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC183228 · est 1998 | £662.4k £563.0k–£761.7k | — | £662.4k | — | 28y | 83 | 72y |
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| ACFORM INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC336660 · est 2008 | £332.7k £282.8k–£382.6k | — | £332.7k | — | 18y | 83 | 61y |
| BELLSHILL METAL WORKS (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC026908 · est 1949 | £263.0k £223.5k–£302.4k | — | £263.0k | — | 77y | 82 | 68y |
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| FREELANDS PROPERTIES (MAIN STREET) LIMITED→ SC289848 · est 2005 | £19.8k £16.8k–£22.8k | — | £19.8k | — | 20y | 83 | 69y |
| APR PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC023267 · est 1945 | — | — | — | 0 | 81y | 83 | 64y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
1 High Street
Lanark
ML11 7LU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HEFFERNAN, Moira Margaret→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABBOOD, Sattar Jabbar, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2019-03-21 · resigned 2019-07-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Residential Loans Residential Loans Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2015 | 01/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | Residential Loans Residential Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/03/2015 | 01/10/2015 |
Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-24