GRANDEXPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02885849 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-10
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£265.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £265,334
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£265k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£284k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£98k£196k£294k£393k£491kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£265.4k£225.9k
Current assets£283.7k£490.7k
Cash£32.0k£61.3k
Debtors£251.8k£429.4k
Net assets£265.3k£225.8k

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
7
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-05-05
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    KATZ, Lynda Marion appointed
    director
  8. 2025-05-05
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    KATZ, Edgar Walter Sam resigned
    director
  9. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-12-17
    ➖
    KATZ, Lynda Marion resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-12-17
    ➖
    KATZ, Lynda Marion resigned
    director
  21. 2002-07-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 1994-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GRANDEXPORT LIMITED
  23. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    KATZ, Lynda Marion appointed
    secretary
  24. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1994-01-10
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    KATZ, Edgar Walter Sam appointed
    director
  27. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    KATZ, Lynda Marion appointed
    director
  28. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1994-01-10
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1994-01-10
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1994-01-10
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Lynda Marion Katz
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edgar Walter Sam Katzceased 05/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

10 St. Ann Street
Salisbury
SP1 2DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

KATZ, Lynda Marion→
director · ~69y · appointed 2025-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KATZ, Lynda Marion→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2008-12-17
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-01-10
Resigned
KATZ, Edgar Walter Sam→
director · ~72y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2025-05-05
Resigned
KATZ, Lynda Marion→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 2008-12-17
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-01-10
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1994-01-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities1 property17/07/2002—
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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13