SAMUEL GRANT GROUP LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
00174855 · ltd · incorporated 1921-05-24
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
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and structurally messy structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 56.5y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 56.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,455,578

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£1.46M£1.93M
Average employees12001200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-05-15
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  6. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #11
  9. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-02-25
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Muse Developments Limited
  15. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-04-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2018-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #9
  23. 2018-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #8
  24. 2016-04-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2015-01-26
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2014-11-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    secretary
  27. 2014-10-02
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    FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey resigned
    director
  28. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
  29. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
  30. 2014-05-15
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    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  31. 2014-05-03
    ➖
    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    director
  32. 2013-06-14
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    FICENEC, Ivan Pavel, Dr resigned
    director
  33. 2013-06-14
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    GRANT, David Christopher Surrey resigned
    director
  34. 2009-05-29
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2009-05-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 2009-05-29
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  37. 2004-06-22
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    GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey appointed
    director
  38. 2001-09-01
    ➕
    GRANT, Andrew David Surrey appointed
    director
  39. 1993-06-08
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    WADSWORTH, John Richard appointed
    director
  40. 1989-08-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  41. 1988-12-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 1988-12-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 1969-12-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Westminster Banks LTD.
  44. 1921-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As SAMUEL GRANT GROUP LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 105 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

8 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Samuel Grant (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Samuel Grant (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SAMUEL GRANT GROUP LIMITED
This company · 00174855

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Samuel Grant (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/07/2016

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

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1921-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 1 Orion Way
Cross Green
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS9 0AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

DEAN, Ashley Jon→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Ashley Jon→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
GRANT, Andrew David Surrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-01
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Active
GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-06-22
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Active
GRANT, Sheelagh Margaret, Mrs.→
director · ~80y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
secretary · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
FICENEC, Ivan Pavel, Dr→
director · ~81y · resigned 2013-06-14
Resigned
FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey→
director · ~83y · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
GRANT, David Christopher Surrey→
director · ~86y · resigned 2013-06-14
Resigned
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-06-08 · resigned 2014-05-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

12
Total charges
8
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/05/2023—
satisfied
Muse Developments
Muse Developments Limited
A registered charge1 property25/02/202101/07/2022
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/01/2015—
satisfied
Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
A registered charge1 property02/10/201410/05/2018
satisfied
Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
A registered charge1 property02/10/201410/05/2018
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/05/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/05/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/05/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/08/1989—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property09/12/1988—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property09/12/198814/04/2016
outstanding
Westminster Banks .
Westminster Banks LTD.
Equitable charge1 property24/12/1969—
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Recent filings (129 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12