GRAY DRESSAGE LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC881719 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-09
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRAY DRESSAGE LIMITED
  3. 2026-03-09
    GRAY, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-09
    GRAY, Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-08: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Louise Gray
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2026
Mr Peter Gray
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/03/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Collonach Cottage
Drumoak
Banchory
AB31 5HL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRAY, Karen Louise
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-03-09
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GRAY, Peter
director · ~46y · appointed 2026-03-09
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-09