SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
02708462 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-22
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"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.8y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
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
107 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
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,081,294

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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£1.08M£1.67M
Average employees65006500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-04-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    director
  13. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2018-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2018-05-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2018-05-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  19. 2018-05-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  20. 2018-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2014-11-03
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    HARRIS, Martin Phillip appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-01
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    DEAN, Ashley Jon appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-10-02
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    FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey resigned
    director
  24. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray as Security Trustee for Lucy Jane Ficenec Murray, John Paul Grant Ficenec and Judith Ann Surrey Ficenec
  25. 2014-06-30
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    TOOLEY, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2014-05-15
    ➖
    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    secretary
  27. 2014-05-15
    ➖
    WADSWORTH, John Richard resigned
    director
  28. 2013-06-14
    ➖
    GRANT, David Christopher Surrey resigned
    director
  29. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    DAWID, Erik resigned
    director
  30. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    DAWID, Erik appointed
    director
  31. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    TOOLEY, Peter appointed
    director
  32. 2004-09-30
    ➖
    WHITELEY, Christopher John resigned
    director
  33. 2004-06-22
    ➕
    GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey appointed
    director
  34. 2001-09-01
    ➕
    GRANT, Andrew David Surrey appointed
    director
  35. 1992-09-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  36. 1992-06-01
    ➕
    WHITELEY, Christopher John appointed
    director
  37. 1992-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED
  38. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, John Richard appointed
    secretary
  39. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1992-04-22
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey appointed
    director
  42. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    GRANT, David Christopher Surrey appointed
    director
  43. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    WADSWORTH, John Richard appointed
    director
  44. 1992-04-22
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1992-04-22
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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.)

Group structure

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

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Samuel Grant (Group) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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SAMUEL GRANT (LEEDS) LIMITED
This company · 02708462

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 (Group) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/04/2017

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

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: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (5 active · 9 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
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Andrew David Surrey→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Matthew Paul Surrey→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Martin Phillip→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
secretary · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 1992-04-22
Resigned
DAWID, Erik→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
FICENEC, Judith Ann Surrey→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2014-10-02
Resigned
GRANT, David Christopher Surrey→
director · ~86y · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2013-06-14
Resigned
TOOLEY, Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
WADSWORTH, John Richard→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2014-05-15
Resigned
WHITELEY, Christopher John→
director · ~88y · appointed 1992-06-01 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 1992-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—09/05/2018—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—09/05/2018—
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
Mortgage debenture1 property16/09/1992—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01