GREYFRIARS INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC515929 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-18
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (58/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-15
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  6. 2021-04-16
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2021-04-16
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    capital · SH02
  8. 2021-04-13
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  9. 2021-04-13
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  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-19
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  12. 2020-09-18
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  13. 2020-06-16
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  14. 2019-09-26
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  15. 2018-10-04
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  16. 2017-10-31
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-09-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GREYFRIARS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2015-09-18
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Jacqueline Sarah appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-09-18
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Pauline Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Greyfriars Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Greyfriars Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GREYFRIARS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · SC515929

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Greyfriars Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Pauline Anne Bradleyceased 05/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-09-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

56 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCMANUS, Jacqueline Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-18
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Active
BRADLEY, Pauline Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-18
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2025-11-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-06-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-04-16
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-13