GROCERS' HALL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01618685 · ltd · incorporated 1982-03-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
45 officers (3 active, 45 linked, 41 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
180 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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  2. 2025-04-09
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  3. 2024-04-19
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  4. 2023-04-12
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  5. 2022-04-04
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  6. 2022-04-04
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  7. 2022-04-04
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-08-01
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    COLTHURST, Henry Nicholas appointed
    director
  11. 2021-08-01
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    COLERIDGE, Timothy Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-01
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    COLERIDGE, Timothy Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2021-07-31
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    TREGONING, Julian George resigned
    director
  14. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2021-04-12
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  16. 2021-04-12
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    officers · RP04AP01
  17. 2020-03-28
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  18. 2019-04-08
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  19. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  20. 2017-08-01
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    TREGONING, Julian George appointed
    director
  21. 2017-08-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-07-31
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    MOUNSEY-HEYSHAM, Giles Herchard resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-01
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    BIBBY, Greville Kenneth, Brigadier appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-12-01
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    BIBBY, Greville Kenneth, Brigadier appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-30
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    PRIDHAM, Robert, Brigadier resigned
    secretary
  26. 2016-11-30
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    PRIDHAM, Robert, Brigadier resigned
    director
  27. 2013-10-10
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    PRIDHAM, Robert, Brigadier appointed
    director
  28. 2010-07-27
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    HOLDSWORTH HUNT, Christopher resigned
    director
  29. 2010-07-27
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    MOUNSEY-HEYSHAM, Giles Herchard appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-22
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    BILLSON, Hew Richard Dalrymple resigned
    director
  31. 2007-03-22
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    FRERE, Toby, Sir resigned
    director
  32. 2007-03-22
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    GUINESS, Timothy Whitmore Newton resigned
    director
  33. 2007-03-22
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    HEDLEY, Martyn Anthony resigned
    director
  34. 2007-03-22
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    STEWART ROBERTS, Andrew Kerr resigned
    director
  35. 2006-12-01
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    PRIDHAM, Robert, Brigadier appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-11-30
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    RAWLINS, Peregrine Peter, Brigadier resigned
    secretary
  37. 2005-04-21
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    BOSTELMANN, Peter Martin resigned
    director
  38. 2005-04-21
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    SCOTT, John Philip Henry Schomberg resigned
    director
  39. 2004-07-31
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    MOUNSEY-HEYSHAM, Giles Herchard resigned
    director
  40. 2003-08-01
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    FRERE, Toby, Sir appointed
    director
  41. 2003-08-01
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    SCOTT, John Philip Henry Schomberg appointed
    director
  42. 2003-08-01
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    STEWART ROBERTS, Andrew Kerr appointed
    director
  43. 2003-07-31
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    TAYLOR, Nicholas James Anthony Vye resigned
    director
  44. 2003-04-01
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    GUINESS, Timothy Whitmore Newton appointed
    director
  45. 2003-03-31
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    INCHCAPE, Kenneth Peter Lyle, Earl Of Inchcape resigned
    director
  46. 2002-08-01
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    BOSTELMANN, Peter Martin appointed
    director
  47. 2002-08-01
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    HEDLEY, Martyn Anthony appointed
    director
  48. 2002-08-01
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    MOUNSEY-HEYSHAM, Giles Herchard appointed
    director
  49. 2002-07-31
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    CARBUTT, Francis resigned
    director
  50. 2002-07-31
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    FRERE, Toby, Sir resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 96 events

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Grocers' Company is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Grocers' Company
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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GROCERS' HALL LIMITED
This company · 01618685

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Grocers' Company
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1982-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Grocers Hall
Princes St
London
EC2R 8AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 42 resigned)

BIBBY, Greville Kenneth, Brigadier→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIBBY, Greville Kenneth, Brigadier→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLTHURST, Henry Nicholas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTINGLEY, Colin Grierson→
secretary · resigned 1998-11-30
Resigned
PRIDHAM, Robert, Brigadier→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-01 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
RAWLINS, Peregrine Peter, Brigadier→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-01 · resigned 2006-11-30
Resigned
BIDWELL, Hugh Charles Philip, Sir→
director · ~92y · appointed 1994-10-11 · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned
BILLSON, Hew Richard Dalrymple→
director · ~94y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned
BOSTELMANN, Peter Martin→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2005-04-21
Resigned
CARBUTT, Francis→
director · ~90y · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
CARTER, Timothy Vavasour→
director · ~87y · appointed 1994-10-11 · resigned 1999-10-01
Resigned
COLERIDGE, Timothy Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2021-08-01
Resigned
COLTART, Simon Stewart, His Honour Judge→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2000-10-01
Resigned
COLTART, Simon Stewart, His Honour Judge→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-10-01 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
FORTESCUE, Seymour Henry, The Hon→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
FRERE, Toby, Sir→
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned
FRERE, Toby, Sir→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
GUINESS, Timothy Whitmore Newton→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned
GUINNESS, Timothy Whitmore Newton→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
HEDLEY, Martyn Anthony→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (180 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-12