THE GRAMPIAN VENTURE CAPITAL FUND LIMITED

⚰️Wound downliquidation

SC103297 · ltd · incorporated 1987-02-23

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

49/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

49 officers (5 active, 49 linked, 45 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

193 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

49/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20
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WARREN, Sonya Adele appointed
director
2024-06-08
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BREMNER, David John resigned
director
2023-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-18
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BREMNER, David John appointed
director
2018-09-17
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MCDONALD, Gordon resigned
director
2017-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2014-04-08
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COWE, John appointed
director
2014-04-08
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BELL, Lee Andrew resigned
director
2013-01-21
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BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-01-21
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-05-03
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BRUCE, Rosemary resigned
director
2012-05-03
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CHAPMAN, Peter John resigned
director
2010-04-07
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BRUCE, Rosemary appointed
director
2009-05-11
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COX, John Barclay appointed
director
2009-04-06
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-04-06
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PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-09-16
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BELL, Lee Andrew appointed
director
2008-09-16
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CHAPMAN, Peter John appointed
director
2008-09-16
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COUTTS, Arthur Edward resigned
director
2008-09-16
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KITTS-HAYES, Martin Christopher resigned
director
2008-09-16
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MAIR, Stuart Bruce resigned
director
2008-09-16
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MCDONALD, Gordon appointed
director
2008-09-16
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MCINTOSH, Richard Fraser, Councillor resigned
director
2008-09-16
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STRACHAN, Alistair Duffus resigned
director
2005-03-07
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ELDER, Renwick James resigned
director
2005-01-26
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COUTTS, Arthur Edward appointed
director
2005-01-26
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STRACHAN, Alistair Duffus appointed
director
2004-06-23
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ALDRIDGE, Edward resigned
director
2004-04-07
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JAPPY, William resigned
director
2004-03-23
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KITTS-HAYES, Martin Christopher appointed
director
2003-09-01
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ANDERSON, William Frederick resigned
director
2003-08-28
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BARNES, George Mcpherson resigned
director
2000-12-13
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FARQUHARSON, Alistair resigned
director
2000-12-13
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JAPPY, William appointed
director
2000-01-26
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COX, John Barclay resigned
director

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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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

2 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-08

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Aberdeen City Council Individual	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Aberdeenshire Council Individual	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-02-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

C/O Mha

12 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-08OVERDUE

Last: 2025-01-25