GRANDE DREAMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC647076 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-14
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: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
23 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
2 years 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 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £105.1k |
| Current assets | — | £131.9k |
| Cash | — | £5.7k |
| Debtors | — | £41.2k |
| Net assets | — | £-274.7k |
| Average employees | 4 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23➕ANDERSON, Julie Elaine appointeddirector
- 2024-09-23➕SANGSTER, Shirley Diane appointeddirector
- 2024-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GRANDE DREAMS LTD
- 2019-11-14➕SMART, Colin Methven appointeddirector
- 2019-11-14➕SMART, Margaret Craigie appointeddirector
- 2019-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 76 — 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 76 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Margaret Craigie Smart Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2019 |
Mr Colin Methven Smart Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
395 High Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 2SG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ANDERSON, Julie Elaine→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SANGSTER, Shirley Diane→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMART, Colin Methven→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMART, Margaret Craigie→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-30