GLENFIELD INVICTA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC220455 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (4 active, 32 linked, 20 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-14
    BROADHURST, Gayle resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-11-14
    BROADHURST, Gayle resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-10-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-06-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-06
    BUSS, Richard resigned
    secretary
  15. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-10-15
    IZOD, Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-08-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-06-08
    GREENHALGH, Martin Roy appointed
    director
  23. 2020-01-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2020-01-06
    BUSS, Richard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2020-01-06
    IZOD, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2018-05-18
    BROADHURST, Gayle appointed
    secretary
  27. 2018-05-18
    BROADHURST, Gayle appointed
    director
  28. 2018-05-15
    STASCH, Janet resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-05-15
    STASCH, Janet resigned
    director
  30. 2015-09-16
    BOYDEN, Paul Henry appointed
    director
  31. 2015-09-16
    STASCH, Janet appointed
    secretary
  32. 2015-09-16
    JOHANSEN, Joergen Bo resigned
    director
  33. 2015-09-16
    KJAER, Niels Aage resigned
    director
  34. 2015-09-16
    STASCH, Janet appointed
    director
  35. 2015-09-16
    STUBKIER, Hans Bo resigned
    director
  36. 2015-07-22
    BANNERMAN, Stephen Bain resigned
    secretary
  37. 2014-05-19
    BANNERMAN, Stephen Bain appointed
    secretary
  38. 2014-05-19
    SCHNEIDER, Peter, Financial Controller resigned
    secretary
  39. 2014-04-11
    STAFFORD, Fred William, Mr. resigned
    director
  40. 2013-10-01
    BADROCK, Jonathan Paul resigned
    director
  41. 2013-07-26
    STAFFORD, Fred William, Mr. appointed
    director
  42. 2012-10-01
    SCHNEIDER, Peter, Financial Controller appointed
    secretary
  43. 2012-08-29
    STEWART, Edward resigned
    secretary
  44. 2009-10-19
    BADROCK, Jonathan Paul appointed
    director
  45. 2009-10-19
    BOYCE, Graeme resigned
    director
  46. 2009-10-19
    JOHANSEN, Joergen Bo appointed
    director
  47. 2008-10-06
    BJARNE, Michaelsen resigned
    director
  48. 2008-10-06
    STUBKIER, Hans Bo appointed
    director
  49. 2007-07-27
    HOJBERG, Vita resigned
    director
  50. 2006-10-30
    KUDSK, Lars appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 81 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BROADHURST, Gayle resigned 2025-11-14; BROADHURST, Gayle resigned 2025-11-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niels Aage Kjaer
Individual · Danish · DOB 12/1942 · age 84
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Lars Kudskceased 01/10/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Glenfield Invicta
Queens Drive
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 3XB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (4 active · 28 resigned)

BOYDEN, Paul Henry
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-16
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Active
GREENHALGH, Martin Roy
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-06-08
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Active
HUBBARD, John Paul
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-10-01
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Active
KUDSK, Lars
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-10-30
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Active
BANNERMAN, Stephen Bain
secretary · appointed 2014-05-19 · resigned 2015-07-22
Resigned
BROADHURST, Gayle
secretary · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned
BUSS, Richard
secretary · appointed 2020-01-06 · resigned 2022-07-06
Resigned
CARSON, Graham Mckie
secretary · appointed 2001-08-29 · resigned 2001-12-19
Resigned
DAVIS, David Palmer
secretary · appointed 2005-02-21 · resigned 2006-01-06
Resigned
HOJBERG, Vita
secretary · appointed 2005-12-05 · resigned 2006-10-30
Resigned
MCDADE, Martin
secretary · appointed 2001-12-19 · resigned 2005-02-21
Resigned
SCHNEIDER, Peter, Financial Controller
secretary · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2014-05-19
Resigned
STASCH, Janet
secretary · appointed 2015-09-16 · resigned 2018-05-15
Resigned
STEWART, Edward
secretary · appointed 2006-10-30 · resigned 2012-08-29
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-20 · resigned 2001-08-29
Resigned
BADROCK, Jonathan Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-19 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
BETTERIDGE, Ian Kenneth
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-09-25 · resigned 2006-10-30
Resigned
BJARNE, Michaelsen
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-12-19 · resigned 2008-10-06
Resigned
BOYCE, Graeme
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2009-10-19
Resigned
BROADHURST, Gayle
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property29/08/200117/04/2002

Recent filings (140 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-30