GLENBEIGH SAGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC664799 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £9,983
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,353 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.0k | £25.3k |
| Current assets | £19.0k | £36.2k |
| Net assets | £10.0k | £25.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENBEIGH SAGE LTD
- 2020-06-19➕TORRANCE, Deirdre appointedsecretary
- 2020-06-19➕TORRANCE, David James appointeddirector
- 2020-06-19➕TORRANCE, Deirdre appointeddirector
- 2020-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 David James Torrance Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Deirdre Torranceceased 19/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Registered office
99 Badger Park
Broxburn
West Lothian
EH52 5GY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TORRANCE, David James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TORRANCE, Deirdre→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-31