GRANT LEISURE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01679912 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-19
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
£11.18M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (62/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 34.3y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
41 officers (3 active, 41 linked, 31 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
239 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,016,126
Turnover YoY
+3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11.18M | £10.82M |
| Gross profit | £9.91M | £9.48M |
| Operating profit | £1.93M | £1.97M |
| Profit before tax | £2.02M | £1.98M |
| Average employees | 18200 | 10300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03➕EELS, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2025-12-03➖REILLY, John Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-12-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29➕LOXLEY, Bradley Phillip appointedsecretary
- 2024-05-29➕LOXLEY, Bradley Phillip appointeddirector
- 2024-05-29➖CUADRA, Juan Pablo Romero resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-29➖CUADRA, Jaun Pablo Romero resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01➕CUADRA, Juan Pablo Romero appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➖LOPEZ TARACENA, Juan Jose resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➕CUADRA, Jaun Pablo Romero appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➖LOPEZ TARACENA, Juan Jose resigneddirector
- 2023-09-01➕REILLY, John Thomas appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-31➖PEDERSEN, Hans Aksel resigneddirector
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-10➕PEDERSEN, Hans Aksel appointeddirector
- 2022-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-31➖FERNANDEZ MORAN, Jesus Pablo resigneddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-22🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Bnp Paribas S.A.
- 2021-09-21🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-09-28➖EIROA GIMENEZ, Felix Fernando resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28➕LOPEZ TARACENA, Juan Jose appointeddirector
- 2018-09-28➖PARQUES DE ATRACCIONES MADRID, S.A.U resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-11-25➖ESCUDERO-CUESTA, David resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-25➕LOPEZ TARACENA, Juan Jose appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-02➖CAILLERE, Yann Yves Theodore Louis resigneddirector
- 2016-02-26➕EIROA GIMENEZ, Felix Fernando appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26➕FERNANDEZ MORAN, Jesus Pablo appointeddirector
- 2014-01-23➕CAILLERE, Yann Yves Theodore Louis appointeddirector
- 2014-01-23➖GOLDING, Richard Thomas Walter Sadler resigneddirector
- 2009-02-05🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-08-10➕GOLDING, Richard Thomas Walter Sadler appointeddirector
- 2007-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #6
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales Sa is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales Sa
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GRANT LEISURE GROUP LIMITED
This company · 01679912
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales Sa Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Registered office
Blackpool Zoo
East Park Drive
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY3 8PP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16
Officers (3 active · 38 resigned)
LOXLEY, Bradley Phillip→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-05-29
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EELS, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-03
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LOXLEY, Bradley Phillip→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-29
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BILLINGTON, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2007-04-10
CORP, Lester Desmond→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-05-30
CUADRA, Juan Pablo Romero→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2024-05-29
DOUGLAS, Evelyn May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-30 · resigned 1998-09-01
ESCUDERO-CUESTA, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2016-11-25
GRANT, Andrew Young→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-08-08 · resigned 2001-04-17
LOPEZ TARACENA, Juan Jose→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-11-25 · resigned 2023-09-01
ROUNCE, Jonathan Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2000-08-08
BILLINGTON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2007-04-10
BUXTON, Ian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1998-03-01
CAILLERE, Yann Yves Theodore Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-01-23 · resigned 2016-03-02
COATES, Andrew Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-02-03 · resigned 2007-04-10
CORP, Lester Desmond→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 1994-05-30
CUADRA, Jaun Pablo Romero→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2024-05-29
CURLEY, James Richard Harold→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2007-04-10
CURLEY, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2001-04-17 · resigned 2005-06-14
DAWNAY, Edward William→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1998-06-17 · resigned 2001-04-17
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bnp Paribas S.A. | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/09/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/02/2009 | 21/09/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC (As Security Trustee) | Amendment to debenture dated 1 august 2003 | 1 property | 01/03/2007 | 11/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/08/2003 | 11/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Mice Group Mice Group PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/04/2001 | 11/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/07/1999 | 02/05/2001 | |
| satisfied | Robert Fleming & Co. Robert Fleming & Co. Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 07/07/1999 | 02/05/2001 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 15/01/1992 | 14/07/1999 |
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Recent filings (239 total)
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officers · AP01
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-01