GRAHAM HYGIENE SERVICES LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC373396 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£94.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £94,892
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,493 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£161k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£95k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £160.7k | £188.4k |
| Net assets | £94.9k | £140.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2025-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-20➕MCKENNA, Callum appointeddirector
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-08-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs GRAHAM HYGIENE SERVICES LTD.
- 2010-02-22➕GRAHAM, James Ross appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➕GRAHAM, Stuart Howard appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➕MCKENNA, Philip appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-02-22➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Skirmie Park
Welton Road Industrial Estate
Blairgowrie
PH10 6NP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
GRAHAM, James Ross→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Stuart Howard→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKENNA, Callum→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-12-20
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MCKENNA, Philip→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-22
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MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2010-02-22
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 06/08/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29