GRINDON HOUSE INVESTMENTS LTD.
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 13.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £969.9k | £918.4k |
| Current assets | £305.7k | £211.5k |
| Cash | £323.7k | £229.5k |
| Net assets | £969.9k | £918.4k |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-05-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27➖MCKENZIE, Helen Nina Denny resignedsecretary
- 2020-11-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-11-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-11-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-11-09➖GORDON, Neil George resigneddirector
- 2008-04-07➕GORDON, Neil George appointeddirector
- 2005-03-26➕MCKENZIE, Helen Nina Denny appointedsecretary
- 2005-03-06➕MCKENZIE, George Thomas appointeddirector
- 2005-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs GRINDON HOUSE INVESTMENTS LTD.
- 2005-02-24➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-24➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-24➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-02-24➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-02-24➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2005-02-24➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Thomas Mckenzie Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 22/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
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Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/07/2013 | 27/11/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/06/2013 | 27/11/2020 |