GRAMPIAN GROWERS (SERVICES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01182518 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1974-08-30

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 47.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 47.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (8 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-02-19
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INGLIS, Robert Colin resigned
director
2026-02-19
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LANDSBURGH, David Scott resigned
director
2026-02-19
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LYBURN, Graeme William resigned
director
2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-28
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CARGILL, Tom Douglas appointed
director
2025-06-25
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officers · AP01
2025-06-18
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accounts · AA
2025-06-04
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ALLAN, Alasdair appointed
director
2025-02-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-27
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NEILL, Lynn Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-06-14
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accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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address · AD01
2023-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-09
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officers · TM02
2023-05-01
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SPINK, Kirsty Hunter appointed
director
2023-04-30
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CLARK, Mark Mcleod resigned
secretary
2023-04-30
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CLARK, Mark Mcleod resigned
director
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
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officers · AP01
2020-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
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FORBES, Graham Alexander appointed
director
2018-09-06
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LANDSBURGH, David Scott appointed
director
2017-01-24
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ARGO, David William resigned
director
2014-02-25
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SALMON, Peter Gordon appointed
director
2013-06-13
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CARGILL, James Argo resigned
director
2012-01-17
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LYBURN, Graeme William appointed
director
2011-01-20
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PULLAR, Archibald Blackwood resigned
director
2007-02-21
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GAMMIE, James William resigned
director
2006-03-08
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DONALD, David Alexander resigned
director
2004-01-15
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CLARK, Mark Mcleod appointed
secretary
2004-01-15
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DONALD, David Alexander resigned
secretary
2003-10-02
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-09-12
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BRUNTON, Robin Hugh resigned
director
2003-01-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Grampian Growers Limited
2002-11-18
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CLARK, Mark Mcleod appointed
director
2002-06-03
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PULLAR, Archibald Blackwood appointed
director
2002-01-17
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MCWILLIAM, John Don appointed
director
2002-01-17
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ARGO, David William appointed
director
2001-12-20
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BROWN, Alexander Craighead resigned
director
2001-09-20
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FORBES, John Inglis resigned
director
1999-01-14
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INGLIS, Robert Colin appointed
director
1999-01-14
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MACKIE, James Alexander resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: INGLIS, Robert Colin resigned 2026-02-19; LANDSBURGH, David Scott resigned 2026-02-19; LYBURN, Graeme William resigned 2026-02-19

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1974-08-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Azets Azets

Ventura Park Road

Tamworth

Staffordshire

B78 3HL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01