A-GRANITE LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)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 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £40.4k | £40.4k |
| Net assets | £40.4k | £40.4k |
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
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-10-17📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-25📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21➖MCNEILL, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-06-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-11-16📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-09-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-07-08➖CROOKES, Darren resigneddirector
- 2021-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01➖MCNEILL, Darrell resigneddirector
- 2013-04-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Darren Crookes
- 2012-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs A-GRANITE LIMITED
- 2012-10-09➕GUNN, Sharon Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-09➕GUNN, Sharon Elaine appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕CROOKES, Darren appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕MCNEILL, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-10-09➕MCNEILL, Darrell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sharon Elaine Gunn Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony Mcneillceased 21/06/2023· significant influence
- Mr Darrell Mcneillceased 31/08/2022· significant influence
- Mr Darren Crookesceased 08/07/2021· significant influence
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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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.
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 (2 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Darren Crookes | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/04/2013 | — |