GRAMPIAN BUILDERS LIMITED

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SC304884 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-03
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£198.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £198,735
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,680 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£199k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£152k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£83k£124k£166k£207kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£198.7k£207.4k
Current assets£151.8k£186.4k
Net assets£198.7k£207.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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  4. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-11
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  7. 2021-01-18
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  8. 2021-01-18
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  9. 2021-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-03
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-04-06
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    MACRAE, Dannie appointed
    director
  16. 2006-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAMPIAN BUILDERS LIMITED
  17. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    MCCORMACK, Sharon Amrie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-07-03
    ➕
    MACRAE, Angus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 67. 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 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Angus Macrae
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catriona Macraeceased 18/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

C/O Goldwells
15-17 High Street
Kingussie
Inverness-Shire
PH21 1HS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCCORMACK, Sharon Amrie→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-03
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Active
MACRAE, Angus→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-07-03
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Active
MACRAE, Dannie→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-04-06
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Active

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-18