GRAND POINTS TITLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC232879 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2021-09-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2021-09-14
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    secretary
  8. 2021-09-14
    ➖
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-08-09
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    KENNY, Declan Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-13
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne resigned
    director
  21. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce resigned
    director
  23. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne appointed
    director
  24. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. resigned
    director
  25. 2003-10-01
    ➖
    MULLER, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs. appointed
    director
  27. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    COX, David Jonathan resigned
    director
  29. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis resigned
    director
  30. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    MULLER, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  32. 2002-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAND POINTS TITLE LIMITED
  33. 2002-06-18
    ➕
    FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2002-06-18
    ➕
    BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2002-06-18
    ➕
    COX, David Jonathan appointed
    director
  36. 2002-06-18
    ➕
    GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis appointed
    director
  37. 2002-06-18
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-06-18
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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

Fntc Third Nominee Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fntc Third Nominee Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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GRAND POINTS TITLE LIMITED
This company · SC232879

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
Fntc Third Nominee Limited
Corporate entity
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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
secretary · appointed 2021-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-10-31
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Active
KENNY, Declan Thomas→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FNTC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2021-09-14
Resigned
BROOMHEAD, Philip Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
COX, David Jonathan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
GARDNER BOUGAARD, Paul Frederick Francis→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
HIGGINS, Elaine Joyce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
MCDONALD, Amanda Joanne→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2014-05-13
Resigned
MULLER, Mark Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2003-10-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Brigit, Mrs.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2002-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-11-12