GRAMPIAN WOMENS AID LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC129369 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-01-16
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 85 → 75
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 85 → 75
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
67 officers (8 active, 67 linked, 51 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
214 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (149 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22➕STEWART, Anna Mary appointeddirector
- 2026-06-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-09➕DAVIDSON, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2026-05-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-05-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-22➕KERR, Jennifer Isobel appointedsecretary
- 2026-05-22➖ALVAREZ, Natalia resignedsecretary
- 2026-05-22➖MSHEILA, Judith James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-26➖ALMOND, Bronte Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-26➕KERR, Jennifer Isobel appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➕ALVAREZ, Natalia appointedsecretary
- 2024-11-26➖WATT, Mary resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-26➕ALMOND, Bronte Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➕MSHEILA, Judith James appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➖ROBERTSON, Gail resigneddirector
- 2024-11-26➖SIVERS, Sarah Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-05-28➕ALVAREZ, Natalia appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28➖CRIGHTON, Rosemary Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-05➖CRIGHTON, Rosemary resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➕WATT, Mary appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➖COOPER, Sally resigneddirector
- 2023-09-05➖SUTHERLAND, Judith Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-05-12➖GRAHAM, Julia resigneddirector
- 2022-10-24➕SIVERS, Sarah Ann appointeddirector
- 2022-07-19➕GRAHAM, Julia appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01➕WATT, Mary Christine appointeddirector
- 2022-03-17➖HARRINGTON, Lorraine resigneddirector
- 2022-03-04➖BUSHE, Sabrina resigneddirector
- 2021-05-13➖PEDERSEN, Sarah, Dr resigneddirector
- 2021-04-28➕FARROW, Sharon Joanne appointeddirector
- 2021-04-28➕CRIGHTON, Rosemary appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 149 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ALVAREZ, Natalia resigned 2026-05-22; ALMOND, Bronte Anne resigned 2025-11-26; MSHEILA, Judith James resigned 2026-05-22
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
The Gatehouse
Quarry Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5UU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (8 active · 59 resigned)
KERR, Jennifer Isobel→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-05-22
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ALVAREZ, Natalia→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-28
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DAVIDSON, Rebecca Jane→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2026-06-09
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FARROW, Sharon Joanne→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-28
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FLAVELL, Sarah Patricia→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-01-19
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KERR, Jennifer Isobel→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-11-26
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STEWART, Anna Mary→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-06-22
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WATT, Mary Christine→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-06-01
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ADAM-HILL, Sue→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-07-11 · resigned 2020-06-23
ALVAREZ, Natalia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-11-26 · resigned 2026-05-22
BAGNALL, Victoria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-07-17 · resigned 2017-10-25
CRIGHTON, Rosemary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-04-28 · resigned 2023-09-05
DUNCAN, Linda Christina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-10-31 · resigned 1998-03-27
MABBOTT, Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1991-01-16 · resigned 1991-01-16
MACDONALD, Lesley Carole→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2009-12-15
MASSON, Audrey Christie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2012-03-16
PEDERSEN, Sarah, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-06-23 · resigned 2021-04-28
RATHOD, Eleanor Grace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2015-08-01
STEWART, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-25 · resigned 2018-07-11
STUART, Jan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-21 · resigned 2002-06-28
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Recent filings (214 total)
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officers · AP01
2026-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-27