GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED

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SC232209 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-30
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 steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees700700

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-01-16
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    BLANEY, Cameron Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-01-21
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    BLANEY, Lewis David appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-06-07
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2007-12-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2007-11-30
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    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    BLANEY, Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    BLANEY, Morag appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-30
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    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    MATHEWSON, Ian David resigned
    director
  25. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    MIDDLETON, Colin Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2005-11-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2005-08-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2002-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 2002-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED
  30. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    MATHEWSON, Ian David appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-30
    ➕
    MIDDLETON, Colin Alexander 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

G C Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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G C Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED
This company · SC232209

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G C Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest24/05/2017

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

Unit 10 Craig Leith Road
Stirling
FK7 7GN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

BLANEY, Morag→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLANEY, Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-30
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Active
BLANEY, Cameron Alexander→
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-01-16
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Active
BLANEY, Lewis David→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-01-21
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Active
BLANEY, Morag→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-11-30
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Active
RAEBURN CHRISTIE CLARK & WALLACE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
MATHEWSON, Ian David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
MIDDLETON, Colin Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-05-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/03/2014—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property23/08/200506/12/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property01/07/200225/11/2005
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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-17