GROOMERS INC LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.1k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £11.0k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £-2.5k | £2 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23➖DUNDAS, Carol resigneddirector
- 2019-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-12➕DUNDAS, Carol appointeddirector
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GROOMERS INC LIMITED
- 2015-01-09➕SCOTT, Mark James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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