GRAMPIAN INSPECTION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC454673 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-17

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£100

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£100	£100
Current assets	£100	£100
Debtors	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-07-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-17
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Company incorporated
As GRAMPIAN INSPECTION SERVICES LTD
2013-07-17
➕
PIRIE, Roy George appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roy George Pirie Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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G.F. FARQUHAR (FARMS) LIMITED→ SC250857 · est 2003	—	—	£132.6k	—	23y	82	69y
GRAMPIAN SCAFFOLDING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC126534 · est 1990	—	—	£30.6k	—	35y	82	76y
M. FERRAR & SONS (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC036274 · est 1961 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	65y	82	86y
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Incorporated2013-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Grampian House

St. Fergus

Peterhead

AB42 3DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PIRIE, Roy George→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-17

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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-06

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2023-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-10-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-01-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-11-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-10

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2020-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-04-09