GLENLUCE GUN ROOM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC399656 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£394.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £394,446
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,614 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£394k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£375k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£87k£174k£260k£347k£434kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£394.4k£434.1k
Current assets£375.3k£399.8k
Net assets£394.4k£434.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-21
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  3. 2024-03-13
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  4. 2023-05-12
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  5. 2022-05-19
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  6. 2021-05-28
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  7. 2020-05-28
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  8. 2019-04-11
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  9. 2018-12-03
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  10. 2018-11-26
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  11. 2018-11-26
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  12. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2017-04-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-30
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  15. 2016-05-20
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  16. 2015-06-11
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  17. 2011-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENLUCE GUN ROOM LIMITED
  18. 2011-05-16
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    STIRLING, Laura Jayne appointed
    director
  19. 2011-05-16
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    STIRLING, Stewart William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
Mr Stewart William Stirling
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

Unit 1 Barlockhart
Glenluce
Newton Stewart
DG8 0JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STIRLING, Laura Jayne→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Active
STIRLING, Stewart William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-05-16
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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-11