ANDREW GRIMA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10652602 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-04
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW GRIMA LIMITED
- 2017-03-04➕GRIMA, Joanne Jill appointeddirector
- 2017-03-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRIMA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joanne Jill Grima Individual · British · DOB 12/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Other · CM postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL GLOBAL LTD→ 08896192 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AGMR LIMITED→ 09994976 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER MASTER HOLDINGS LTD→ 13999010 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALIGN AND MIND LIMITED→ 16794744 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALINTER GROUP LIMITED→ 06082823 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ALLURE GREENS HOLDINGS LTD→ 10863332 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AMERICAN VIDEO EQUIPMENT (UK) LIMITED→ 02735359 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| AMG LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 12878803 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ANGLIA FIRE ALARMS LIMITED→ 05295389 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ANIMAL RESCUE LIMITED→ 03097796 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| ANIMALL LTD→ 04529299 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| ANKL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→ LP005287 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1st Floor County House
100 New London Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
GRIMA, Joanne Jill→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-14