GRIMERSTA ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC013178 · ltd · incorporated 1924-05-22

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03120

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (6 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Average employees	9	800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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officers · AP01
2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-04-02
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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BALFOUR, David James appointed
director
2026-03-31
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BEAMISH, Victor Noel resigned
director
2026-03-31
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FERGUSON, Nicholas Eustace Haddon resigned
director
2025-11-25
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capital · SH01
2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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capital · SH01
2025-08-06
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-04-24
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capital · SH02
2024-04-23
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-23
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-23
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capital · SH01
2024-04-23
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officers · CH01
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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officers · TM01
2024-03-19
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MOORE, John Richard Hull appointed
director
2024-03-19
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WHITLEY, Jeremy appointed
director
2024-03-19
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LEGGE, Christopher David resigned
director
2023-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-23
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2023-01-23
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2023-01-23
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2023-01-23
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2019-03-19
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EDWARDS, Anthony William Charlton resigned
director
2019-03-19
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FERGUSON, Nicholas Eustace Haddon appointed
director
2017-03-21
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KEMPSTER, Timothy Andrew resigned
director
2014-03-25
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BAGSHAWE, Nicholas Wilfrid appointed
director
2014-03-25
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KEMPSTER, Timothy Andrew appointed
director
2013-10-25
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MACLEOD, Kenneth John resigned
director
2012-03-20
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STEVENS, Brian Turnbull Julius appointed
director
2012-03-20
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PINSENT, Antony Andrew Mcpherson resigned
director
2011-03-29
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CANNON BROOKES, Markham resigned
director
2010-03-24
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MACLEOD, Kenneth John appointed
director
2009-04-01
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SCOTT, Simon Robert John appointed
secretary
2009-03-31
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STRANG STEEL, Malcolm Graham resigned
secretary
2005-03-22
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CANNON BROOKES, Markham appointed
director
2005-03-22
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CURTIS, Giles Philip resigned
director
2003-03-18
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LEGGE, Christopher David appointed
director
2003-03-18
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LORD VINSON OF RODDAM DENE, Nigel Vinson, Lord resigned
director
2001-03-20
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BEAMISH, Victor Noel appointed
director
2001-03-20
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STRATTON, James Mark resigned
director
1999-04-30
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STRANG STEEL, Malcolm Graham appointed
secretary
1999-04-30
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SUTHERLAND, Kenneth Gordon resigned
secretary
1998-03-31
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EDMONDS, Henry Esmond Mclean resigned
director
1998-03-31
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GOLDING, Charles Colin Campbell resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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: BEAMISH, Victor Noel resigned 2026-03-31; FERGUSON, Nicholas Eustace Haddon resigned 2026-03-31

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1924-05-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Grimersta Estate Office Grimersta Lodge

Grimersta

Isle Of Lewis

Eilean Siar

HS2 9EJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31