GRAMPIAN LINKS LIMITED
- · Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.
- ·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid
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Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (85/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2018-08-31 | 2017-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-129.1k | £-69.8k |
| Current assets | £2.5k | £3.6k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £2.6k |
| Debtors | £535 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-177.4k | £-69.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2023-11-04⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2023-11-04🏁Company dissolved
- 2023-08-04⚠️liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU15(Scot)
- 2020-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-22⚠️liquidation-compulsory-notice-winding-up-order-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU01(Scot)
- 2020-03-13⚠️liquidation-appointment-of-provisional-liquidator-court-scotlandinsolvency · WU02(Scot)
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-20➕GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-10-20📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2017-10-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-10-12➖GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-08-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-08-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-31➖RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan resigneddirector
- 2017-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-13➕RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan appointeddirector
- 2016-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-08-31➕GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GRAMPIAN LINKS LIMITED
- 2015-08-19➕ABD RAHMAN, Normala appointeddirector
- 2015-08-19➕MOHD NOORDIN, Mohd Hazim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
2 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-11-04
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2023-11-04: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2023-08-04: liquidation-compulsory-return-final-meeting-court-scotland
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Normala Abd Rahman Individual · Malaysian · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/07/2016 |
Mr Mohd Hazim Mohd Noordin Individual · Malaysian · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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