GLENPROSEN SPORTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC076590 · ltd · incorporated 1981-11-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01700SIC 01700
  • 35110SIC 35110
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 42.7y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-01-31
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-01-31
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-17
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-06-17
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-06-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-06-11
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited
  16. 2019-06-06
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
  17. 2019-06-06
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
  18. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-03-17
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    Charge satisfied #6
  21. 2014-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #5
  22. 2014-02-19
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    Charge satisfied #4
  23. 2014-02-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2014-02-12
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  25. 2013-11-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Luisa Laird
  26. 2012-05-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Weatherbys Bank Limited
  27. 2011-05-23
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    JONES-PERROTT, John Peredur resigned
    director
  28. 2011-05-16
    ➖
    LAIRD, David Logan resigned
    director
  29. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    STEWART, Helen Tasker resigned
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-19
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    STEWART, Helen Tasker appointed
    secretary
  31. 2006-07-19
    ➖
    THORNTONS WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-10-01
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    LAIRD, Simon William David appointed
    director
  33. 1989-10-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1989-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  35. 1986-04-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 1983-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  37. 1981-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENPROSEN SPORTING LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon William David Laird
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01110 — Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Registered office

East Memus
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3TY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LAIRD, Simon William David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2004-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Helen Tasker→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
THORNTONS WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2006-07-19
Resigned
JONES-PERROTT, John Peredur→
director · ~83y · resigned 2011-05-23
Resigned
LAIRD, David Logan→
director · ~89y · resigned 2011-05-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Leasing
Close Leasing Limited
A registered charge1 property11/06/2019—
outstanding
Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
A registered charge—06/06/2019—
outstanding
Close Leasing and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
Close Leasing Limited and Its Successors in Title, Assignees and Transferees
A registered charge—06/06/2019—
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/2014—
satisfied
Luisa Laird
A registered charge1 property26/11/201317/03/2016
satisfied
Weatherbys Bank
Weatherbys Bank Limited
Standard security1 property28/05/201214/06/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property19/10/198919/02/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property04/04/198619/02/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property28/07/198328/04/1989
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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29