IAN GRIEVE (FALKIRK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC327232 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees25002400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2017-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2016-10-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  14. 2016-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-09-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  17. 2015-07-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-07-04
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    GRIEVE, Alastair Michael appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-07-04
    ➖
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-05-11
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    GRIEVE, Adam Robert appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-11
    ➕
    GRIEVE, Alastair Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2010-10-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  24. 2008-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ian Grieve
  25. 2007-07-20
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    GRIEVE, Ian appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2007-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As IAN GRIEVE (FALKIRK) LIMITED
  28. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-07-04
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIEVE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair Michael Grieve
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Adam Robert Grieve
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ian Grieveceased 11/06/2020· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

95a Glasgow Road
Camelon
Falkirk
FK1 4JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GRIEVE, Alastair Michael→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVE, Adam Robert→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVE, Alastair Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVE, Ian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2011-07-04
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties26/10/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—02/09/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property06/01/2011—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property26/10/2010—
outstanding
Ian Grieve
Bond & floating charge1 property29/04/2008—
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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02