G.STAVELEY PARKER AND SONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00784387 · ltd · incorporated 1963-12-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 37.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 37.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-01➖STAVELEY PARKER, Mary resigneddirector
- 2026-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2026-01-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-12-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-14➖PARKER, Richard John Staveley resigneddirector
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited, as Security Trustee (Cn: 10825314)
- 2021-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-08➖PARKER, Alexandre Staveley resigneddirector
- 2012-05-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-04-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-02-08➖PARKER, Giogia May resigneddirector
- 2002-07-31➕PARKER, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2002-07-31➖PARKER, Susan resigneddirector
- 2001-03-11➕STAVELEY PARKER, Mary appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-06➖PARKER, Giogia May resignedsecretary
- 1998-01-02➕PARKER, Mark Staveley appointedsecretary
- 1989-03-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1963-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs G.STAVELEY PARKER AND SONS LIMITED
Owner dependency
99/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 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
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PARKER, Richard John Staveley resigned 2025-12-14; STAVELEY PARKER, Mary resigned 2026-02-01
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Pauline Parker Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2026 |
Mr Mark John Staveley Parker Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Sutton Lodge Farm Twyford
Kings Sutton
Banbury
OX17 3JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
PARKER, Mark Staveley→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-01-02
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STAVELEY PARKER, Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-03-11
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Active
PARKER, Pauline→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-31
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PARKER, Giogia May→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-01-06
PARKER, Alexandre Staveley→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2020-01-08
PARKER, Giogia May→
Resigneddirector · ~117y · resigned 2003-02-08
PARKER, Richard John Staveley→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2025-12-14
PARKER, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2002-07-31
STAVELEY PARKER, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2026-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited, as Security Trustee (Cn: 10825314) | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/09/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/05/2012 | 07/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/04/2012 | 07/01/2026 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/03/1989 | — |
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Recent filings (132 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-18