GLENCOE ACTIVITIES LIMITED

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SC392989 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-07
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£1£2£2£3Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£3£3
Current assets£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-10
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    JOHNSTON, Colin James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-03
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-03-03
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2015-12-31
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    JOHNSTON, Colin James appointed
    director
  18. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    MILLS, Paul Nicholas Chesterman resigned
    director
  19. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    STARKIE, Benjamin Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2011-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENCOE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
  21. 2011-02-07
    ➕
    MCPHERSON YOUNG, Laurence appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-02-07
    ➕
    MCPHERSON YOUNG, Laurence Neal appointed
    director
  23. 2011-02-07
    ➕
    MILLS, Paul Nicholas Chesterman appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-07
    ➕
    STARKIE, Benjamin Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 15 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 candidate

Strong 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Ossian Developments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ossian Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GLENCOE ACTIVITIES LIMITED
This company · SC392989

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ossian Developments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2011-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Roshinish House
Old Ferry Brae
Ballachulish
Argyll
PH49 4JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCPHERSON YOUNG, Laurence→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPHERSON YOUNG, Laurence Neal→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Colin James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-31 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned
MILLS, Paul Nicholas Chesterman→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-07 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned
STARKIE, Benjamin Charles→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-07 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-29