GRENFELL AND CHANDLER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: strategic trade sale (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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.8k | £130 |
| Current assets | £13.5k | £3.4k |
| Cash | £13.3k | £3.3k |
| Debtors | £196 | £68 |
| Net assets | £5.8k | £130 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GRENFELL AND CHANDLER FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-06-21➕CHANDLER, Liam appointeddirector
- 2022-06-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHANDLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Liam Chandler Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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