GLENLOY HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC385118 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-09
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.15M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,150,297
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£909k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.15M | £1.15M |
| Current assets | £908.7k | £905.7k |
| Net assets | £1.15M | £1.15M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22➖GREEN, Russell resignedsecretary
- 2022-07-21➕SIMPSON, Tanya Louise appointedsecretary
- 2022-07-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-01-17➖GREEN, Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2011-01-17➕GREEN, Russell appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENLOY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2010-09-09➕GREEN, Russell appointeddirector
- 2010-09-09➕GREEN, Lorraine appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-09-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-09-09➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-09-09➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
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 69 — 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 69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Russell Green Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Davidson Sharp & Co 2e Napier Place
Wardpark
Cumbernauld
G68 0LL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SIMPSON, Tanya Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Russell→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2011-01-17
GREEN, Russell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2022-07-22
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2010-09-09
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2010-09-09
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24