GRAMPIAN POWERCLEAN EQUIPMENT LTD.

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SC240849 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-09

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£30.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.3y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £30,497

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,714 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 72% YoY

Cash YoY

-72%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↓ 72% YoY

Net Worth

£30k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£155k

↓ 9.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£43.6k	£50.5k
Current assets	£154.7k	£170.8k
Cash	£8.4k	£30.0k
Debtors	£89.5k	£82.3k
Net assets	£30.5k	£38.2k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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2023-06-27
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2022-09-21
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2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2020-09-14
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2019-06-03
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2018-04-18
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accounts · AA
2017-12-13
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officers · CH01
2017-12-13
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2017-08-25
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accounts · AA
2016-09-22
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accounts · AA
2016-04-14
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officers · AP01
2015-12-16
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2015-04-13
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accounts · AA
2015-04-06
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CONNON, Morag Wallace appointed
director
2004-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-09-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-08-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-01-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2002-12-09
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Company incorporated
As GRAMPIAN POWERCLEAN EQUIPMENT LTD.
2002-12-09
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BEAGRIE, Yvonne Murray appointed
secretary
2002-12-09
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BEAGRIE, Yvonne Murray appointed
director
2002-12-09
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SINCLAIR, James appointed
director
2002-12-09
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SINCLAIR, Sheena Reid appointed
director
2002-12-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-12-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-12-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-12-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

73/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Yvonne Murray Beagrie Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Morag Wallace Connon Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-12-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Station Road

Maud

Aberdeenshire

AB42 5LY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-04

Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

BEAGRIE, Yvonne Murray→

secretary · appointed 2002-12-09

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Active

BEAGRIE, Yvonne Murray→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-09

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Active

CONNON, Morag Wallace→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-06

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Active

SINCLAIR, James→

director · ~82y · appointed 2002-12-09

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Active

SINCLAIR, Sheena Reid→

director · ~81y · appointed 2002-12-09

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2002-12-09

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2002-12-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	08/09/2003	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	21/08/2003	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	06/01/2003	26/01/2004

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