GRAHAM HARVEY & CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
03735142 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-06-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-06-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  15. 2016-11-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2015-04-01
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    SINGH MANDAIR, Tarlochen Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-01
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    HARVEY, Carol Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-04-01
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    HARVEY, Graham Martin resigned
    director
  19. 1999-03-26
    ➕
    HARVEY, Graham Martin appointed
    director
  20. 1999-03-25
    ➕
    HARVEY, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-03-19
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-03-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1999-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As GRAHAM HARVEY & CO LTD
  24. 1999-03-17
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-03-17
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tarlochen Richard Singh Mandair
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence02/01/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

84 Lodge Road
Portswood
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 6RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SINGH MANDAIR, Tarlochen Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-25 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-17 · resigned 1999-03-19
Resigned
HARVEY, Graham Martin→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-03-26 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-17 · resigned 1999-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge1 property14/06/2017—
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-25