GRANGEMOUTH CABINS & CONTAINERS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC443679 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£36.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,222
Net assets shrinking
Down £49,020 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£46k£68k£91k£114kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£36.2k£85.2k
Current assets£57.1k£114.0k
Cash£18.8k£72.3k
Debtors£8
Net assets£36.2k£85.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-06
    KELLY, Michael Harley appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As GRANGEMOUTH CABINS & CONTAINERS LTD
  20. 2013-02-26
    SHARP, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Sharp
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Yard 1 Wood Street
Grangemouth
Stirlingshire
FK3 8LS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Michael Harley
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Active
SHARP, James
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-26
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20