26 GRAINS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09466360 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-02
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,961
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,904 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£95k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£109k£164k£219k£273kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£15.3k£73.1k
Current assets£95.1k£273.2k
Cash£90.7k£260.4k
Debtors£2.5k£12.8k
Net assets£7.0k£13.9k

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

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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
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
    ➕
    CHATBURN, Daram appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-28
    ➖
    CHATBURN, Daram resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-06
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  9. 2023-01-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-13
    ➕
    CHATBURN, Daram appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-09-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2018-11-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2015-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 26 GRAINS LIMITED
  23. 2015-03-02
    ➕
    HACKING, Alexandra Melita appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alex Hacking
Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

201 Haverstock Hill Haverstock Hill
London
NW3 4QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHATBURN, Daram→
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-03-02
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Active
HACKING, Alexandra Melita→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-03-02
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Active
CHATBURN, Daram→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-09-13 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—28/02/2020—
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-13