JAMIE MCGRATTAN LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC153838 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-24
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
64/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
£123k

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP
Metric2016-10-31
Total assets£-10.8k
Debtors£48.9k
Current liabilities£123.0k

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
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-12-04
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  2. 2018-12-04
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2018-09-18
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    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2018-09-10
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  5. 2017-07-24
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  6. 2016-08-26
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  7. 2015-11-10
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  8. 2015-07-31
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  9. 2014-11-10
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  10. 2014-11-10
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  11. 2014-11-10
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  12. 2014-11-10
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  13. 2014-07-21
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  14. 2013-11-22
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  15. 2013-07-18
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  16. 2013-06-05
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  17. 2013-06-05
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  18. 2013-05-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2012-11-07
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  20. 2012-07-27
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  21. 2011-11-04
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  22. 2011-06-24
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  23. 2010-10-25
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  24. 2010-07-30
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  25. 2009-12-23
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  26. 2002-08-19
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    MACCOLL, David resigned
    director
  27. 1998-10-27
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    MACCOLL, David appointed
    director
  28. 1997-09-30
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    DARROCH, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  29. 1996-05-31
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    DARROCH, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  30. 1995-10-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 1995-06-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 1994-12-09
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    MCGRATTAN, James appointed
    secretary
  33. 1994-12-09
    ➕
    MCGRATTAN, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  34. 1994-12-09
    ➕
    MCGRATTAN, James appointed
    director
  35. 1994-12-09
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    FLINT, David resigned
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1994-12-09
    ➖
    DICKSON, Ian resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1994-12-09
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    FLINT, David resigned
    nominee-director
  38. 1994-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As JAMIE MCGRATTAN LIMITED
  39. 1994-10-24
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    FLINT, David appointed
    nominee-secretary
  40. 1994-10-24
    ➕
    DICKSON, Ian appointed
    nominee-director
  41. 1994-10-24
    ➕
    FLINT, David appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCGRATTAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-12-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Mcgrattan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3 Fairytree House
3 Crosshill Road, Wester Boghead
Lenzie
Glasgow
G66 4SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2016-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

MCGRATTAN, James→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-09
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Active
MCGRATTAN, Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-12-09
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Active
MCGRATTAN, James→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-12-09
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Active
FLINT, David→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-24 · resigned 1994-12-09
Resigned
DARROCH, Mark Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 1996-05-31 · resigned 1997-09-30
Resigned
DICKSON, Ian→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-10-24 · resigned 1994-12-09
Resigned
FLINT, David→
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1994-10-24 · resigned 1994-12-09
Resigned
MACCOLL, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-10-27 · resigned 2002-08-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/05/2013—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property09/10/1995—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property22/06/1995—
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Recent filings (77 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-12-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-09-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2016-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-08-26
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2014-11-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2014-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-21
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-22