THE GREYFRIARS BAR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC508881 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 10.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-10-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-06-05📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-06-05📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-01➕ROBERTSON, Kirsty Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-05-31📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-05-31📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-14➖MACLEAN, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2015-12-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs THE GREYFRIARS BAR LIMITED
- 2015-06-19➕PETTERSON, Derek James appointeddirector
- 2015-06-19➕MACLEAN, Gavin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Group structure
Perthshire Glazing Co. Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Perthshire Glazing Co. Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE GREYFRIARS BAR LIMITED
This company · SC508881
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perthshire Glazing Co. Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Rosemary House Inveralmond Road
Inveralmond Industrial Estate
Perth
PH1 3TW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PETTERSON, Derek James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-06-19
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ROBERTSON, Kirsty Jane→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-08-01
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MACLEAN, Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-06-19 · resigned 2018-05-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-06-05
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-05-30
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-05-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-05-30