11 THE GRANGE LIMITED

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08266773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-10-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
16 officers (9 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,147
Cash YoY
+13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↑ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-242024-03-24
Total assets£14.1k£11.8k
Current assets£14.6k£12.3k
Cash£12.5k£11.0k
Debtors£2.1k£1.2k
Net assets£14.1k£11.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 5 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-03
    WRIGHT, Arabella Fiona Melissa appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-25
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2026-02-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-01-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-12-01
    LONG, Neil Ian appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-01
    HERBERT, Catherine resigned
    director
  9. 2025-09-29
    BROADSTAIRS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2025-09-29
    SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony resigned
    secretary
  11. 2025-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-12-21
    JAGUSCH, Rachel Catherine appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-12-15
    CRAWSHAW, Peter George resigned
    director
  19. 2022-08-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-08-24
    BALL, Robert George appointed
    director
  21. 2022-08-24
    SMITH, Yvonne Fiona resigned
    director
  22. 2022-08-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2015-10-09
    CURZON, David resigned
    director
  28. 2015-10-09
    SMITH, Yvonne Fiona appointed
    director
  29. 2015-07-01
    JANG, Ki Young appointed
    director
  30. 2015-07-01
    MARSTONS PROPERTIES LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2012-10-26
    NICHOLLS, Anna Louise resigned
    director
  32. 2012-10-26
    MARSTONS PROPERTIES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2012-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 11 THE GRANGE LIMITED
  34. 2012-10-24
    HILLIER, Diana appointed
    director
  35. 2012-10-24
    SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  36. 2012-10-24
    TAYLOR-ROBERTS, Nancy Joy appointed
    director
  37. 2012-10-24
    SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony appointed
    secretary
  38. 2012-10-24
    CRAWSHAW, Peter George appointed
    director
  39. 2012-10-24
    CURZON, David appointed
    director
  40. 2012-10-24
    HERBERT, Catherine appointed
    director
  41. 2012-10-24
    NICHOLLS, Anna Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony resigned 2025-09-29; HERBERT, Catherine resigned 2025-12-01

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Kent Innovation Centre Thanet Reach Business Park
Millennium Way
Broadstairs
CT10 2QQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (9 active · 7 resigned)

BROADSTAIRS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-09-29
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Active
BALL, Robert George
director · ~82y · appointed 2022-08-24
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Active
HILLIER, Diana
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Active
JAGUSCH, Rachel Catherine
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-12-21
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Active
JANG, Ki Young
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
LONG, Neil Ian
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-01
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Active
SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Active
TAYLOR-ROBERTS, Nancy Joy
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Active
WRIGHT, Arabella Fiona Melissa
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-03-03
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Active
SMEETH, Peter Mark Anthony
secretary · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2025-09-29
Resigned
CRAWSHAW, Peter George
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2022-12-15
Resigned
CURZON, David
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
HERBERT, Catherine
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2025-12-01
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Anna Louise
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2012-10-26
Resigned
SMITH, Yvonne Fiona
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-10-09 · resigned 2022-08-24
Resigned
MARSTONS PROPERTIES LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-28
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-02-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20