GLENGAIRN HOLDINGS LTD

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SC705770 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-04
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 (81/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £1,100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£420£840£1k£2k£2kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£1.1k£1.1k
Current assets£2.1k£2.1k
Cash£100£100
Debtors£2.0k£2.0k
Net assets£1.1k£1.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GLENGAIRN HOLDINGS LTD
  9. 2021-08-04
    MACGREGOR, Alistair Angus appointed
    director
  10. 2021-08-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair Angus Macgregor
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71112 — Urban planning and landscape architectural activities

Registered office

34 St Enoch Square
Glasgow
G1 4DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACGREGOR, Alistair Angus
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-08-04
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-04