GLENCLEAN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC688208 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£27.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £27,504
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,258 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£28k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.8k | £72.4k |
| Current assets | £34.0k | £36.6k |
| Net assets | £27.5k | £51.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25➕JOHNSTON, Doreen Anne appointedsecretary
- 2021-05-25➕JOHNSTON, Mia Alex appointeddirector
- 2021-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs GLENCLEAN LTD
- 2021-02-05➕JOHNSTON, Bruce Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-02-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bruce Alexander Johnston Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| JD GREEN LTD.→ SC357576 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81299 — Other cleaning services
Registered office
2 Welton Road
Blairgowrie
PH10 6HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JOHNSTON, Doreen Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-05-25
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JOHNSTON, Bruce Alexander→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-02-05
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JOHNSTON, Mia Alex→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2021-05-25
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Recent filings (13 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-05-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-05