GRANTS FOODS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC234082 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
62 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.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-02-28
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    PEPPER, June Maxwell resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2004-08-24
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    FALLON, John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    PEPPER, June Maxwell appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-24
    ➖
    JARDINE, James resigned
    director
  20. 2002-07-14
    ➕
    FALLON, John appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-14
    ➕
    FALLON, John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-14
    ➖
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS, SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-07-13
    ➖
    GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resigned
    nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-13
    ➕
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-07-13
    ➖
    DICKSON, James resigned
    director
  26. 2002-07-13
    ➖
    GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 2002-07-13
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    JARDINE, James appointed
    director
  28. 2002-07-12
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    Company incorporated
    As GRANTS FOODS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  29. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    GLEN, Jeremy Stewart appointed
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    DICKSON, James appointed
    director
  31. 2002-07-12
    ➕
    GLEN, Jeremy Stewart 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Fallon
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/07/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Cemetery Road
Galston
Ayrshire
KA4 8JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

FALLON, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALLON, John→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-14 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned
GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-13
Resigned
PEPPER, June Maxwell→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2021-02-28
Resigned
BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-13 · resigned 2002-07-14
Resigned
DICKSON, James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-13
Resigned
GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→
nominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2002-07-12 · resigned 2002-07-13
Resigned
JARDINE, James→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-07-13 · resigned 2004-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21