JANE'S GRAINS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

10450566 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-28

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£323

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10612

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £323

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,177 YoY

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£323

↓ 78% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↑ 92% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£11.3k	£7.2k
Current assets	£8.6k	£4.5k
Net assets	£323	£1.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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2023-07-31
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2022-07-31
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2021-07-30
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2020-07-30
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accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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accounts · AA
2018-08-14
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accounts · AA
2018-08-13
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officers · CH01
2018-08-13
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officers · CH01
2018-08-13
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address · AD01
2016-12-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2016-10-31
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officers · TM01
2016-10-31
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2016-10-31
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officers · AP01
2016-10-28
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Company incorporated
As JANE'S GRAINS LTD
2016-10-28
➕
HULL, Kenneth James appointed
director
2016-10-28
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MOORE, Jane Kathryn appointed
director
2016-10-28
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REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-10-28
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REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-10-28
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REDDING, Diana Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-10-28
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REDDING, Diana Elizabeth resigned
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Jane Kathryn Moore Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	28/10/2016
Mr Kenneth James Hull Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	28/10/2016

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

Incorporated2016-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10612 — SIC 10612

Registered office

Avebury House

Vicarage Road

Tisbury

Wiltshire

SP3 6HZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HULL, Kenneth James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-10-28

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Active

MOORE, Jane Kathryn→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-10-28

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Active

REDDINGS COMPANY SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2016-10-28

Resigned

REDDING, Diana Elizabeth→

director · ~74y · appointed 2016-10-28 · resigned 2016-10-28

Resigned

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