GRAMPIAN DIGITAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC631919 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-29
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
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,733

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k-£652£429£2k£3k£4kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£-1.7k—
Current assets£3.7k—
Cash£1.2k—
Debtors£1.2k—
Net assets£-1.7k—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-03-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-01
    ➖
    MCGREGOR, Charles Ronald Paul resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRAMPIAN DIGITAL SERVICES LTD
  17. 2019-05-29
    ➕
    BLACKLAW, James appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-29
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Charles Ronald Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2019-05-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Blacklaw
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Ronald Paul Mcgregorceased 01/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

1 Roadside Cottages
Blackburn
Aberdeen
AB21 0SQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BLACKLAW, James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-29
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Active
MCGREGOR, Charles Ronald Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-29 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11