GLEN ANDREWS (GOLF COURSES) LIMITED

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SC143813 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees22002300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-11-09
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    SMITH, Anne Wilson resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
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  6. 2023-02-28
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  7. 2022-02-18
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  8. 2021-02-24
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  9. 2019-11-28
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  10. 2018-11-28
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  11. 2018-02-14
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  12. 2018-02-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-01
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  15. 2016-04-19
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  16. 2015-10-28
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  17. 2002-08-16
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    WEBSTER, Graeme resigned
    director
  18. 2002-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2002-03-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The English Sports Council
  20. 2002-01-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2001-04-06
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    SMITH, Pamela Anne appointed
    director
  22. 1997-05-22
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    HUNTER, William resigned
    director
  23. 1994-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1993-07-09
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    HUNTER, William appointed
    director
  25. 1993-07-09
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    SMITH, Anne Wilson appointed
    director
  26. 1993-07-09
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Graeme appointed
    director
  27. 1993-06-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: John Walter Hunter
  28. 1993-06-09
    ➕
    LUMSDEN, Hartley Wilson appointed
    director
  29. 1993-06-09
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 1993-06-09
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    HUNTER, Neil Cameron resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 1993-06-09
    ➖
    RENNIE, Thomas George resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1993-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As GLEN ANDREWS (GOLF COURSES) LIMITED
  33. 1993-04-08
    ➕
    PETERKINS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1993-04-08
    ➕
    HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointed
    nominee-director
  35. 1993-04-08
    ➕
    RENNIE, Thomas George appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Alexander Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1993-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

100 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

PETERKINS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1993-04-08
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Active
LUMSDEN, Hartley Wilson→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-06-09
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Active
SMITH, Andrew Alexander→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Pamela Anne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Neil Cameron→
nominee-director · appointed 1993-04-08 · resigned 1993-06-09
Resigned
HUNTER, William→
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-07-09 · resigned 1997-05-22
Resigned
RENNIE, Thomas George→
nominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1993-04-08 · resigned 1993-06-09
Resigned
SMITH, Anne Wilson→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-07-09 · resigned 2024-11-09
Resigned
WEBSTER, Graeme→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-07-09 · resigned 2002-08-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The English Sports Council
Floating charge3 properties21/03/2002—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/01/2002—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property17/02/1994—
satisfied
John Walter Hunter
Legal charge1 property11/06/199324/06/2002
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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
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accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28