GRISSAN PORTSIDE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC513982 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35210
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15➕SMYTH, Nicholas Robin appointedsecretary
- 2016-07-15➕GORDON, Peter Grant appointeddirector
- 2016-07-15➕SMYTH, Nicholas Robin appointeddirector
- 2015-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs GRISSAN PORTSIDE LIMITED
- 2015-08-25➕BLACKLER, Paul George 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Grissan Energy Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Grissan Energy Uk Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GRISSAN PORTSIDE LIMITED
This company · SC513982
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grissan Energy Uk Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- William Grant & Sons Holdings Limitedceased 30/07/2024· 75-100% shares
- Grissan Energy Uk Limitedceased 06/08/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35210 — SIC 35210
Registered office
Grangestone Industrial Estate
Ladywell Avenue
Girvan
Ayrshire
KA26 9PL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SMYTH, Nicholas Robin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-07-15
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BLACKLER, Paul George→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-25
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GORDON, Peter Grant→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-07-15
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SMYTH, Nicholas Robin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-15
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Recent filings (42 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-09-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-16