CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (GRANGEMOUTH & BO'NESS) LIMITED

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SC126238 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-07-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

123 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-09
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CURTIS, Robert Andrew appointed
secretary
2025-07-09
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CURTIS, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2025-07-09
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LAMBIE, Joseph Thomas resigned
secretary
2025-07-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-25
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officers · AP01
2025-02-17
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WARDALL, Gordon James appointed
director
2025-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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IRVINE, Elspeth Anderson resigned
director
2023-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-24
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IRVINE, Elspeth Anderson resigned
secretary
2022-05-24
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LAMBIE, Joseph Thomas appointed
secretary
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-14
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YOUNG, Sandy appointed
director
2015-11-19
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STEWART, Helen Rennie appointed
director
2012-05-17
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CAMPBELL, Suzanne resigned
director
2010-05-27
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CAMPBELL, Suzanne appointed
director
2010-05-21
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DOUGLAS, James Alexander Ferguson resigned
director
2008-09-24
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LAMBIE, Joseph Thomas appointed
director
2007-12-31
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GRAY, Margaret resigned
director
2007-09-20
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MCCAFFERTY, Patrick resigned
director
2003-08-07
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PALOMBO, William resigned
director
2003-03-27
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REID, Georgina Mary resigned
director
2001-01-11
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GRAY, Margaret appointed
director
2000-09-21
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DRYSDALE, Mary Padkin resigned
director
2000-07-06
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HOSIE, Walter resigned
director
2000-03-09
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PALOMBO, William appointed
director
1997-11-13
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MCKENZIE, Morag Gilbertson resigned
director
1997-05-26
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IRVINE, Elspeth Anderson appointed
director
1995-12-01
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SCOTT, Helen Agnes resigned
director
1995-05-18
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DRYSDALE, Mary Padkin appointed
director
1995-05-18
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MCKENZIE, Morag Gilbertson appointed
director
1994-05-26
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SCOTT, Helen Agnes appointed
director
1993-05-27
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YOUNG, Jane appointed
director
1990-07-13
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Company incorporated
As CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU (GRANGEMOUTH & BO'NESS) LIMITED
1990-07-13
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Palombo Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/07/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Joseph Thomas Lambieceased 21/07/2025· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1990-07-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 York Arcade

Grangemouth

FK3 8BA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-26

Last: 2025-05-12