GRANT SMITH GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC454174 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-09
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-09➖HUME, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-01➕HUME, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕SMITH, Grant Leslie appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GRANT SMITH GARDENING SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-07-09➕HUME, John Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Daniel John Hume Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/08/2025 |
Mr Grant Leslie Smith Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/08/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Michael Humeceased 09/07/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr John Michael Humeceased 26/08/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
C/O Fresh Jet Catering Limited Dundee Airport
Riverside Drive
Dundee
DD2 1UH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HUME, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Grant Leslie→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUME, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2025-07-09
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Recent filings (39 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13