GREIG CASTILLO RESEARCH LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC774343 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs GREIG CASTILLO RESEARCH LIMITED
- 2023-06-30➕CASTILLO BUTTINGHAUSEN, Barbara Andrea, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30➕GREIG, Warren Shaun appointeddirector
- 2023-06-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREIG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Warren Shaun Greig Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 30/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72200 — Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
Registered office
38l Brucefield Avenue
Dunfermline
KY11 4SX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CASTILLO BUTTINGHAUSEN, Barbara Andrea, Dr→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-30
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GREIG, Warren Shaun→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-06-30
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-30