G. J. SPEYSIDE LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC563138 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-06➕SPENCE, Ian Grant appointeddirector
- 2025-03-06➕SPENCE, Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2025-03-06➖SPENCE, Jody resigneddirector
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs G. J. SPEYSIDE LTD.
- 2017-04-11➕SPENCE, Grant appointeddirector
- 2017-04-11➕SPENCE, Jody 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Grant Spence Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2025 |
Mrs Rosemary Spence Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2025 |
Grant Spence Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/04/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jody Spenceceased 06/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
26-30 Marine Place
Buckie
AB56 1UT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
SPENCE, Grant→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPENCE, Ian Grant→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPENCE, Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2025-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPENCE, Jody→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2017-04-11 · resigned 2025-03-06
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29