1XDH GRANDCHILDRENS INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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14729923 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-14
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£46.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,836
Cash YoY
+2100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↑ 2100% YoY
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 3031% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↑ 151% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£46.8k£1.5k
Current assets£56.6k£22.5k
Cash£36.0k£1.6k
Debtors£910
Net assets£46.8k£1.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-01-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 1XDH GRANDCHILDRENS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  6. 2023-03-14
    DAVIDSON, Paula appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-03-14
    HARRIMAN, Melanie Kay appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr David Ian Harriman
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Mandale House, Mandale Park Urlay Nook Road
Eaglescliffe
Stockton-On-Tees
TS16 0TA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Paula
secretary · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active
HARRIMAN, Melanie Kay
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-14