17 GRITTLETON ROAD LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £185 | £185 |
| Net assets | £9 | £9 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-13➕EDWARD, Patrick Alexander Ian appointeddirector
- 2026-02-13➖HARRIS, Lorna resigneddirector
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25➕JENSEN, Henrik Lysgaard appointeddirector
- 2022-07-25➖YOUNGER, Frances Joanna resigneddirector
- 2022-07-25➖YOUNGER, William Graham Ralph resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-18➖YOUNGER, Frances Joanna resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-17➖GARCIA REITBOECK, Pablo resigneddirector
- 2018-07-17➕HARRIS, Lorna appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕GARCIA REITBOECK, Pablo appointeddirector
- 2010-04-23➖KENNEDY, Elizabeth Kate resigneddirector
- 2009-01-01➖WEBB, David John Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2009-01-01➕YOUNGER, William Graham Ralph appointeddirector
- 2005-04-19➖SMART, Simon Geoffrey resignedsecretary
- 2005-04-19➕YOUNGER, Frances Joanna appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-20➖GREEN, Jonathan Swale resigneddirector
- 2004-10-20➕KENNEDY, Elizabeth Kate appointeddirector
- 2001-01-03➕YOUNGER, Frances Joanna appointeddirector
- 2000-12-28➕WEBB, David John Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2000-03-01➖PATEL, Monica resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-01➕SMART, Simon Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-01➕GREEN, Jonathan Swale appointeddirector
- 2000-03-01➖PATEL, Monica resigneddirector
- 2000-03-01➖ROBSON, Sandra Tracey resigneddirector
- 1998-05-22➕JUDD, Vaughan Peter appointeddirector
- 1998-05-22➕SMART, Simon Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 1998-05-22➕PATEL, Monica appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-22➖LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-05-22➖MARTEN, Ian resigneddirector
- 1998-05-22➕PATEL, Monica appointeddirector
- 1998-05-22➕ROBSON, Sandra Tracey appointeddirector
- 1998-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 17 GRITTLETON ROAD LIMITED
- 1998-03-19➕LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-03-19➕MARTEN, Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 14 resigned)
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