GRANTON PROJECT CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC733661 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-05-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-99.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47820SIC 47820
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £99,564
Very low cash
Cash position: £4
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
-£100k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £302.2k | £-70.7k |
| Current assets | £25.5k | £411.8k |
| Cash | £4 | £403.0k |
| Debtors | £25.5k | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £-99.6k | £-70.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-25➕GALBRAITH, Navida appointedsecretary
- 2025-10-25➕BANKOLE, Kayus appointeddirector
- 2025-10-25➕DIACK, Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-10-25➕DUIGNAN, Westaly appointeddirector
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Foundation Scotland
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-03➕LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren appointeddirector
- 2023-01-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-02➖KIRKHAM, Scott resigneddirector
- 2022-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs GRANTON PROJECT CIC
- 2022-05-26➕BARNETT, Andrew Roger appointeddirector
- 2022-05-26➕PRESCOTT, Harry Stephenson appointeddirector
- 2022-05-26➕KIRKHAM, Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-05-26📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Lyko-Edwards Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 03/01/2023 |
Mr Harry Stephenson Prescott Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 26/05/2022 |
Mr Andrew Roger Barnett Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 26/05/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Scott Kirkhamceased 03/01/2023· 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47810 — Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Registered office
Earlsburn Cottage
Carron Bridge
Denny
FK6 5JL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25
Officers (7 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BANKOLE, Kayus→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-10-25
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BARNETT, Andrew Roger→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-26
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Active
DUIGNAN, Westaly→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-25
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LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-03
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PRESCOTT, Harry Stephenson→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-26
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KIRKHAM, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-05-26 · resigned 2023-01-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Foundation Scotland | A registered charge | — | 26/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-03