GRAYLINK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC090783 · ltd · incorporated 1984-11-29
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
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2024-01-29
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  5. 2023-10-31
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  6. 2022-11-10
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  7. 2021-10-20
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  8. 2020-11-26
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  9. 2019-11-01
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  10. 2018-11-29
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  11. 2018-10-31
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  12. 2018-06-21
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  13. 2018-06-20
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  14. 2018-02-25
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  15. 2017-11-01
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  16. 2011-01-01
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    DAVEY, Lara Margaret appointed
    director
  17. 2011-01-01
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    GRAYBURN, Timothy James appointed
    director
  18. 2010-07-10
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    GRAYBURN, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-07-10
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    GRAYBURN, Prudence Margaret resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-07-10
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    GRAYBURN, Prudence Margaret resigned
    director
  21. 2003-02-01
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    GRAYBURN, Richard John appointed
    director
  22. 1996-04-22
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    GRAYBURN, Prudence Margaret appointed
    secretary
  23. 1996-04-22
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    WATSON, Ann Mckinnon resigned
    secretary
  24. 1984-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAYLINK LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
Mr John Richard Grayburn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

4 Alexandra Place
Stirling
FK8 1UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

GRAYBURN, John Richard→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-10
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Active
DAVEY, Lara Margaret→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-01
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Active
GRAYBURN, John Richard→
director · ~83y
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Active
GRAYBURN, Richard John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-01
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Active
GRAYBURN, Timothy James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-01
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Active
GRAYBURN, Prudence Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 2010-07-10
Resigned
WATSON, Ann Mckinnon→
secretary · resigned 1996-04-22
Resigned
GRAYBURN, Prudence Margaret→
director · ~82y · resigned 2010-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
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accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24