1 GRANVILLE ROAD (JESMOND) LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-09➖TESTO, Wayne Maxwell resigneddirector
- 2021-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-08➕BAILY, Louisa Friis appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08➕GRIFFITHS, David Stuart appointeddirector
- 2021-03-08➕LAWSON, Wendy Rosalind appointeddirector
- 2020-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 GRANVILLE ROAD (JESMOND) LTD
- 2020-04-22➕TESTO, Wayne Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2020-04-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Stuart Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/03/2021 |
Ms Wendy Rosalind Lawson Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/03/2021 |
Miss Louisa Friis Baily Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Wayne Maxwell Testoceased 09/03/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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