GRANTS GRABS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14337096 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,341
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,394 YoY
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.3k£21.7k
Current assets£24.0k£30.0k
Cash£13.5k£17.0k
Debtors£10.6k£13.0k
Net assets£3.3k£21.7k

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
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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GRANTS GRABS LTD
  7. 2022-09-05
    SECKINGTON, Grant Richard appointed
    director
  8. 2022-09-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Grant Richard Seckington
Individual · English · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

14a Mallows Drive
Raunds
Wellingborough
NN9 6SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SECKINGTON, Grant Richard
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-09-05
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-05