V H GRADDON & SONS VENDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00915003 · ltd · incorporated 1967-09-08

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 54.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£123.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 54.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 54.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

19 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £123,845

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£71k

Net Worth

£124k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31
Cash	£70.8k
Net assets	£123.8k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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ATKINS, Karl James resigned
director
2025-09-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-11
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-11
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officers · AP04
2025-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2025-09-05
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COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2025-09-05
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LEA, Jodi appointed
director
2025-09-05
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MILLS, Robin Ronald appointed
director
2025-09-05
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SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan appointed
director
2025-09-05
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RAYMOND, Gary James resigned
secretary
2025-09-05
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ATKINS, Karl James appointed
director
2025-09-05
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GRADDON, Christopher David resigned
director
2025-09-05
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GRADDON, Karen Margaret resigned
director
2025-09-05
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GRADDON, Sheila resigned
director
2025-09-05
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YOULDON, Brooke resigned
director
2025-09-05
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YOULDON, David John resigned
director
2025-07-11
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termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2025-02-12
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
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GRADDON, Christopher David appointed
director
2023-09-01
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GRADDON, Karen Margaret appointed
director
2023-09-01
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YOULDON, Brooke appointed
director
2023-09-01
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YOULDON, David John appointed
director
2019-01-25
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CROUDACE, Angela Janet resigned
secretary
2019-01-25
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RAYMOND, Gary James appointed
secretary
2009-11-02
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CARTER, Alan George resigned
secretary
2009-11-02
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CROUDACE, Angela Janet appointed
secretary
1999-03-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1998-04-20
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GRADDON, David John appointed
director
1998-04-19
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GRADDON, Kenneth Victor resigned
director
1996-04-15
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CARTER, Alan George appointed
secretary
1996-04-15
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GRADDON, Kenneth Victor resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

80/100

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 "GRADDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

7 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RAYMOND, Gary James resigned 2025-09-05; ATKINS, Karl James resigned 2025-10-20; GRADDON, Christopher David resigned 2025-09-05

Group structure

Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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V H GRADDON & SONS VENDING LIMITED

This company · 00915003

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
Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/09/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Sheila Graddonceased 05/09/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr David John Graddonceased 05/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1967-09-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Parklands Court 24 Parklands

Birmingham Great Park, Rubery

Birmingham

West Midlands

B45 9PZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19