GRAINTEK UK LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC352327 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-10

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.9y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Average employees	1800	1800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-07-10
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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mortgage · MR01
2024-05-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-01
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CROW, Phillip Ian appointed
director
2009-02-05
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ADDISON, Lynn appointed
secretary
2009-02-04
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ADDISON, Kenneth resigned
secretary
2009-02-04
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CROW, Phillip Ian resigned
director
2008-12-10
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Company incorporated
As GRAINTEK UK LTD.
2008-12-10
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ADDISON, Kenneth appointed
director
2008-12-10
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ADDISON, Kenneth appointed
secretary
2008-12-10
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-12-10
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-12-10
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CROW, Phillip Ian appointed
director
2008-12-10
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2008-12-10
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Addison Electrical Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Addison Electrical Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GRAINTEK UK LTD.

This company · SC352327

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Addison Electrical Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-12-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Westby

64 West High Street

Forfar

DD8 1BJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-22

Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ADDISON, Lynn→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-05

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Active

ADDISON, Kenneth→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-12-10

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Active

CROW, Phillip Ian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ADDISON, Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-02-04

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10

Resigned

CROW, Phillip Ian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2009-02-04

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2008-12-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	23/05/2024	—

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-12

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-25

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2022-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-09-13

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2021-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-08-10