GRAINOFTRUTHDEVON LTD

💤Zombieactive
12116568 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-07-23
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
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£124.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10611
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10720SIC 10720
  • 10730SIC 10730
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,360

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£99k£124kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£79.4k£71.7k
Current assets£35.3k£23.4k
Net assets£124.4k£90.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    PIZZALA, Paul Marcel resigned
    director
  5. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    STEER, Lisa resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-12-12
    ➕
    PIZZALA, Paul Marcel appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-06-19
    ➕
    STEER, Lisa appointed
    director
  12. 2024-06-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRAINOFTRUTHDEVON LTD
  18. 2019-07-23
    ➕
    GILHESPY, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Gilhespy
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/07/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10611 — SIC 10611

Registered office

Pampasia
Hillbrook Rise
Totnes
TQ9 5AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GILHESPY, Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIZZALA, Paul Marcel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-12-12 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
STEER, Lisa→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-06-19 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10