GRANT SMITH CONSULTING LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC834255 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-16
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
    SMITH, Leigh appointed
    director
  2. 2025-08-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-08-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRANT SMITH CONSULTING LTD
  5. 2025-01-16
    SMITH, Grant appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-16
    SMITH, Grant appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Grant Smith
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/01/2025
Mrs Leigh Smith
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/08/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Coup Steps
Powmill
Dollar
Clackmannanshire
FK14 7NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Grant
secretary · appointed 2025-01-16
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Active
SMITH, Grant
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Active
SMITH, Leigh
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-08-29
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-16