DONANSIDE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC786252 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35210
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 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-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 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
- 2024-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs DONANSIDE LIMITED
- 2023-10-17➕SMYTH, Nicholas Robin appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-17➕BLACKLER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-10-17➕GORDON, Peter Grant appointeddirector
- 2023-10-17➕SMYTH, Nicholas Robin appointeddirector
- 2023-10-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
70/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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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DONANSIDE LIMITED
This company · SC786252
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 |
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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 Ltdceased 30/07/2024· 75-100% shares
- Grissan Energy Uk Limitedceased 17/10/2023· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY BOWIE SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED→ SC194894 · est 1999 | £13.89M £10.00M–£17.78M | — | — | 85 | 27y | 79 | 60y |
| BALUNTONHILL LIMITED→ SC180204 · est 1997 | — | — | — | 200 | 28y | 80 | 72y |
| KCP ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD→ SC266968 · est 2004 | — | — | £1.42M | — | 22y | 80 | 59y |
| LOWMAC ALLOYS LIMITED→ SC052151 · est 1973 | — | — | £21.29M | — | 53y | 80 | 89y |
| NODDSDALE HYDRO LIMITED→ SC343425 · est 2008 | — | — | £242.9k | — | 17y | 80 | 73y |
| ALEX. SMITH METALS LIMITED→ SC048199 · est 1970 | — | — | £40.0k | — | 55y | 79 | 60y |
| AYR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC198368 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 79 | 59y |
| CAMREGAN RENEWABLES LIMITED→ SC408718 · est 2011 | — | — | £549.9k | — | 14y | 79 | 75y |
| GRISSAN CARNSIDE LTD→ SC531420 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | 79 | 67y |
| GRISSAN CARRICK LIMITED→ SC448881 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | 79 | 67y |
| GRISSAN PORTSIDE LIMITED→ SC513982 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | 79 | 67y |
| GRISSAN RIVERSIDE LIMITED→ SC448882 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | 79 | 67y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35210 — SIC 35210
Registered office
Grangestone Industrial Estate
Ladywell Avenue
Girvan
Scotland
KA26 9PT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SMYTH, Nicholas Robin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-10-17
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BLACKLER, Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-17
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GORDON, Peter Grant→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-10-17
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SMYTH, Nicholas Robin→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-17
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07