THE GLENELG SHOP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC737473 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-05
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £7,615
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.6k |
| Current assets | £42.8k |
| Net assets | £7.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs THE GLENELG SHOP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 2022-07-05➕HALL, Benjamin Henry appointeddirector
- 2022-07-05➕MCCLENN, Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2022-07-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Lindsay Mcclenn Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 05/07/2022 |
Mr Benjamin Henry Hall Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 05/07/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
The Glenelg Shop House 3 Kirkton
Glenelg
Kyle
IV40 8JR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HALL, Benjamin Henry→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLENN, Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-05