GRACE & HOME LTD
💤Zombieactive
07806837 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-12
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-13➖SCOTT, Keith Donald resigneddirector
- 2026-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-16➕SCOTT, Keith Donald appointeddirector
- 2023-05-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-24➖AKHIGBE, Rebecca Itose, Dr. resigneddirector
- 2014-02-19➕AKHIGBE, Rebecca Itose, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2012-02-07➖BECKETT, Josephine Eleanor resigneddirector
- 2012-02-07➖LLEWELLYN, Holly resigneddirector
- 2011-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs GRACE & HOME LTD
- 2011-10-12➕OYENEYIN, Olufunmilayo appointeddirector
- 2011-10-12➕BECKETT, Josephine Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2011-10-12➕LLEWELLYN, Holly appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Olufunmilayo Atinuke Oyeneyin Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Keith Donald Scottceased 13/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Dr. Rebecca Itose Akhigbeceased 16/05/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
81 Drakefield Road
Flat 1
London
SW17 8RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
OYENEYIN, Olufunmilayo→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2011-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AKHIGBE, Rebecca Itose, Dr.→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-02-19 · resigned 2014-02-24
BECKETT, Josephine Eleanor→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2012-02-07
LLEWELLYN, Holly→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-10-12 · resigned 2012-02-07
SCOTT, Keith Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-05-16 · resigned 2026-02-13
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Recent filings (59 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14