BRYANT GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC175930 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.3y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-01📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-09-29➕FARMER, Gordon James appointedsecretary
- 2025-09-29➕FARMER, Gordon James appointeddirector
- 2025-09-29➖MACDONALD, James Donald resigneddirector
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-05-25📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2023-04-18📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2023-04-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-06📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-12-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-05-26➖ATKINSON, Susan Mary resigneddirector
- 2020-11-19➕MACGREGOR, Roderick James appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19➕MACKENZIE, Jia Kelly appointeddirector
- 2020-11-19➖MCDONALD, Leanne resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-19➕MACDONALD, James Donald appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➕MCDONALD, Leanne appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-08➕ATKINSON, Susan Mary appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➖BRYANT, Brenda Maria resigneddirector
- 2017-08-28➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-01➕LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-01➖LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-01-29➕LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-01-29➖PETERKINS, SOLICITORS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BRYANT GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
- 1997-05-30➕PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-05-30➕BRYANT, Brenda Maria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Global Highland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
🏛️
Cammach Recruitment Limited
Corporate parent
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BRYANT GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC175930
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Highland Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/03/2026 |
Cammach Recruitment Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/09/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Brenda Maria Bryantceased 08/09/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
13 Henderson Road
Inverness
IV1 1SN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
FARMER, Gordon James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-09-29
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FARMER, Gordon James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-29
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MACGREGOR, Roderick James→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2020-11-19
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MACKENZIE, Jia Kelly→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-19
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MCDONALD, Leanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2020-11-19
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2017-08-28
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2006-04-01
PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 2002-01-29
ATKINSON, Susan Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-08 · resigned 2021-05-26
BRYANT, Brenda Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1997-05-30 · resigned 2017-09-08
MACDONALD, James Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-19 · resigned 2025-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/12/2021 | 25/03/2026 |
Recent filings (116 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-21
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-09
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-09