A R PEARSON & SON (GRAIN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06707644 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£120.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,423
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£120k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£259k£517k£776k£1.0m£1.3mJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£130.1k£102.9k
Current assets£1.29M£824.8k
Cash£45.8k£62.1k
Debtors£1.25M£762.6k
Net assets£120.4k£96.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-08-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-08-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-03
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  10. 2022-08-02
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  11. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2008-09-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A R PEARSON & SON (GRAIN) LIMITED
  18. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    PEARSON, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    PEARSON, Caroline appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    PEARSON, Michael Trevor appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    PEARSON, Trevor Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-25
    ➕
    UNDERWOOD, Zoe Maria appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 "PEARSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Trevor Ronald Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210

Registered office

Hilltop Farm Blankney Barff
Metheringham
Lincoln
LN4 3BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

PEARSON, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-25
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Active
PEARSON, Caroline→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-09-25
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Active
PEARSON, Michael Trevor→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-09-25
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Active
PEARSON, Trevor Ronald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-09-25
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Active
UNDERWOOD, Zoe Maria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-09-25
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Active

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31