GROCER'S BROKERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01816523 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 29.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees15001400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-01-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-06-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    MINTER, Ella resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    MINTER, Ella resigned
    director
  18. 2018-06-08
    ➖
    MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2018-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2011-09-30
    ➖
    MINTER, Sean resigned
    director
  21. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    MINTER, Sean appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    MINTER, Sean appointed
    director
  23. 1997-02-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 1993-12-05
    ➕
    MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey appointed
    director
  25. 1993-12-05
    ➖
    MINTER, Yvette resigned
    director
  26. 1984-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GROCER'S BROKERS LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Minter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stanley Geoffrey Minterceased 05/05/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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7 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
Incorporated1984-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

Unit 5 Campbell Road Industrial Estate
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 4DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MINTER, Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-04-01
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Active
MINTER, Ella→
secretary · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
MINTER, Ella→
director · ~84y · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
MINTER, Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned
MINTER, Stanley Geoffrey→
director · ~95y · appointed 1993-12-05 · resigned 2018-06-08
Resigned
MINTER, Yvette→
director · ~64y · resigned 1993-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property03/02/1997—
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Recent filings (120 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11