GRANITE CITY SURVEYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC119521 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
127 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees2100

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
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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  2. 2025-04-23
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  3. 2025-04-17
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  4. 2025-04-06
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    BRYCE, Fiona Alison appointed
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  5. 2024-01-23
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  6. 2023-02-21
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  7. 2022-03-01
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  8. 2021-10-14
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  9. 2021-10-13
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  12. 2021-10-13
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  13. 2021-10-13
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  14. 2021-10-13
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  17. 2021-10-01
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    BRYCE, Alexander Daniel appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-01
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    CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson resigned
    secretary
  19. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson resigned
    director
  20. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    FRASER, Peter John resigned
    director
  21. 2021-10-01
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    PARKER, Richard Graeme resigned
    director
  22. 2021-03-16
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  23. 2020-03-09
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  24. 2019-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2008-05-30
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    CUMMINGS, Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2007-08-08
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    PARKER, Richard Graeme appointed
    director
  27. 2003-08-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2002-10-01
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    CUMMINGS, Brian appointed
    director
  29. 2002-06-30
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    RAMSAY, John Syme resigned
    director
  30. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-02-15
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan resigned
    secretary
  32. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson appointed
    director
  33. 1999-02-15
    ➖
    CHALMERS, Dorothy resigned
    director
  34. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    FRASER, Peter John appointed
    director
  35. 1999-02-15
    ➖
    RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan resigned
    director
  36. 1999-02-15
    ➕
    RAMSAY, John Syme appointed
    director
  37. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-06-11
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    CHALMERS, Dorothy appointed
    director
  40. 1993-06-11
    ➖
    MUNDIE, Alan David resigned
    director
  41. 1993-06-11
    ➕
    RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan appointed
    director
  42. 1993-03-01
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Philip Edward resigned
    director
  43. 1993-03-01
    ➖
    LAWTIE, David Mcnab resigned
    director
  44. 1990-01-01
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    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1990-01-01
    ➖
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1989-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As GRANITE CITY SURVEYS LIMITED
  47. 1989-08-16
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 1989-08-16
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Philip Edward appointed
    director
  49. 1989-08-16
    ➕
    LAWTIE, David Mcnab appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Daniel Bryce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/10/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexander Thomson Chalmersceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Peter John Fraserceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Richard Graeme Parkerceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

18 Chattan Mews Offices
18 Chattan Place
Aberdeen
Grampian
AB10 6RD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

BRYCE, Alexander Daniel→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYCE, Fiona Alison→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1999-02-15
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-01-01 · resigned 1993-06-11
Resigned
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1989-08-16 · resigned 1990-01-01
Resigned
ANDERSON, Philip Edward→
director · ~77y · appointed 1989-08-16 · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
CHALMERS, Alexander Thomson→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
CHALMERS, Dorothy→
director · ~80y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1999-02-15
Resigned
CUMMINGS, Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2008-05-30
Resigned
FRASER, Peter John→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
LAWTIE, David Mcnab→
director · ~78y · appointed 1989-08-16 · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
MUNDIE, Alan David→
director · ~63y · resigned 1993-06-11
Resigned
PARKER, Richard Graeme→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
RAMSAY, Ann Mcgowan→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-06-11 · resigned 1999-02-15
Resigned
RAMSAY, John Syme→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-02-15 · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/08/200304/12/2019

Recent filings (127 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
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accounts · AA
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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officers · AP01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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officers · AP01
2021-10-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-13