INVESTMENT TRIBE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC626291 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£-841.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (89/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
39 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £841,943
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
-£842k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £86.6k | £89.4k | £69.3k |
| Current assets | £9.9k | £14.9k | £14.0k |
| Cash | £8.2k | £12.1k | £6.4k |
| Debtors | £1.7k | £2.8k | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £-841.9k | £-791.2k | £-55.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11➕GRAY, Brian Martin appointeddirector
- 2025-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31➖ADAMS, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2024-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-01➖GRAY, Brian Martin resigneddirector
- 2023-11-17📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-11-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-11-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-02➕BOYCE, Douglas Hugh appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-07➖KITELEY, Samantha resigneddirector
- 2023-02-22➕GRAY, Brian Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-02-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06➕ADAMS, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2021-04-30➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-10-01➕KITELEY, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2020-08-01➕GRANT, Colette Mary appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs INVESTMENT TRIBE LIMITED
- 2019-04-01➕GRANT, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2019-04-01➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Alexander Grant Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
25a Thistle Street South West Lane
Edinburgh
EH2 1EW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BOYCE, Douglas Hugh→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRANT, Colette Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-08-01
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GRANT, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2019-04-01
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GRAY, Brian Martin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-11
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-30
ADAMS, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-12-06 · resigned 2025-01-31
GRAY, Brian Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-22 · resigned 2024-04-01
KITELEY, Samantha→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-10-01 · resigned 2023-03-07
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-11-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13