18 GR LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 GR LIMITED
- 2014-05-22➕KERMAN, Anthony David appointeddirector
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Kerman Nominees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kerman Nominees Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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