DEGRIEVE CONSTRUCTION LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC855009 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-09
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
1 filing — limited history
30
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEGRIEVE CONSTRUCTION LTD
  2. 2025-07-09
    GRIEVE, Dorothy Marion appointed
    director
  3. 2025-07-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIEVE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Dorothy Marion Grieve
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/07/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · KY postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CRAIG FENTON DESIGN LIMITED
SC505072 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
CRUICKSHANK GLAZIERS LTD.
SC315183 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
19y
CUTTING EDGE CARPETS FIFE LIMITED
SC585550 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
D&F ROBERTSON PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD
SC824042 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
DANIELS ACCESS LTD
SC749422 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
DAVID DONALDSON LTD.
SC394839 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
15y
DAVID MCCALLION ROOFING LTD
SC407007 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
DBH HOME DECOR LIMITED
SC719271 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
DEBORAH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
SC792020 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
DELPROM LTD.
SC222659 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
24y
DEMPSEY DECORATING LIMITED
SC831286 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
DENBEATH LTD
SC707744 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

28 Kenmount Drive
Kennoway
Leven
KY8 5HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRIEVE, Dorothy Marion
director · ~83y · appointed 2025-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-09