DEESIDE DEVELOPMENTS (GRAMPIAN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC450260 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-17
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-21
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-21
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Lesley Margaret appointed
    director
  11. 2021-06-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-02-25
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Robert Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEESIDE DEVELOPMENTS (GRAMPIAN) LIMITED
  21. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Adrian John appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    SHEPHERD, Robert Alexander appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Margaret Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/02/2018
Mr Adrian John Mcgregor
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Alexander Shepherdceased 25/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Capitol (4th Floor)
431 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCGREGOR, Adrian John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-17
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Active
SHEPHERD, Lesley Margaret→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-06-21
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Active
SHEPHERD, Robert Alexander→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-05-17 · resigned 2018-02-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01