GRAND NILE CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD

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SC824626 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-02
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64306Activities of real estate investment trusts
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 address
  • • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  2. 2026-02-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-02-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-11-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2025-02-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-12-11
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  8. 2024-12-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2024-10-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRAND NILE CAPITAL ADVISORS LTD
  12. 2024-10-02
    ➕
    FERRIER, Patrick appointed
    director
  13. 2024-10-02
    ➕
    JUSTON COUMAT, Denis appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERRIER, Patrick→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-10-02
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Active
JUSTON COUMAT, Denis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-02
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-23
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-05
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-12-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-02