CORNWALL GRANITE AND SLATE LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-04-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CORNWALL GRANITE AND SLATE LIMITED
- 2011-04-21➕REEVE, Adrian Ross appointeddirector
- 2011-04-21➕REEVE, Catherine Evelyn Elizabeth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Evelyn Elizabeth Reeve Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adrian Ross Reeve Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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