GLENSANDA PILOTS LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £154.9k | £126.7k |
| Current assets | £114.2k | £73.5k |
| Net assets | £82.4k | £40.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-08-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2013-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENSANDA PILOTS LTD
- 2013-10-16➕FRASER, Ken appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-16➕FRASER, Joyce appointeddirector
- 2013-10-16➕FRASER, Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joyce Fraser Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ken Fraserceased 06/04/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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