J A C GRIERSON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC295027 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-05

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.5y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	1300	1400

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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accounts · AA
2021-07-13
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accounts · AA
2020-07-29
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accounts · AA
2019-06-07
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accounts · AA
2018-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-07-26
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address · AD01
2017-04-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-01-12
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capital · SH01
2016-11-02
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mortgage · MR01
2016-10-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-07-06
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accounts · AA
2016-05-19
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officers · TM01
2016-05-18
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GRIERSON, Sascha Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-05-18
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GRIERSON, John Alexander resigned
director
2006-02-24
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GRIERSON, Hugh appointed
secretary
2006-02-24
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GRIERSON, Hugh appointed
director
2006-02-24
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-02-24
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GRIERSON, John Alexander appointed
director
2006-02-24
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-01-05
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Company incorporated
As J A C GRIERSON LIMITED
2006-01-05
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-01-05
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100

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 "GRIERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Sascha Elizabeth Grierson Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Hugh Grierson Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2006-01-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Newmiln Farm

Tibbermore

Perth

Perthshire

PH1 1QN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-19

Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GRIERSON, Hugh→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-24

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Active

GRIERSON, Hugh→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-02-24

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Active

GRIERSON, Sascha Elizabeth→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-05-18

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2006-02-24

Resigned

GRIERSON, John Alexander→

director · ~86y · appointed 2006-02-24 · resigned 2016-05-18

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2006-02-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	24/10/2016	—

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