1ST GROVE MILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

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02105955 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-03-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (78/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
125 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    LEGACY BLOCK MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-04-28
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    EGGLETON, Jeanette resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-04-28
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2026-04-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2026-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2024-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    EGGLETON, John appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-02
    ➕
    EGGLETON, Jeanette appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-03-02
    ➖
    EGGLETON, John Wilfrid resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-02
    ➖
    ANDREWS, Michelle Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    ANDREWS, Michelle Louise appointed
    director
  25. 2000-03-29
    ➖
    BASSETT, Jonathan Simon resigned
    director
  26. 2000-01-10
    ➖
    FAY, Andrew Martin resigned
    director
  27. 1998-09-08
    ➕
    EGGLETON, John Wilfrid appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-07-21
    ➖
    HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael resigned
    secretary
  29. 1998-07-21
    ➖
    HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael resigned
    director
  30. 1998-07-21
    ➖
    TSARY, Wai Fai resigned
    director
  31. 1996-02-28
    ➖
    DULLEY, Dawn resigned
    director
  32. 1994-03-24
    ➕
    HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael appointed
    secretary
  33. 1994-03-24
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Lisa Marie resigned
    secretary
  34. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    BASSETT, Jonathan Simon appointed
    director
  35. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    FAY, Andrew Martin appointed
    director
  36. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael appointed
    director
  37. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    TSARY, Wai Fai appointed
    director
  38. 1991-06-27
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Robert William James resigned
    director
  39. 1987-03-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST GROVE MILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

323 Fort Dunlop,
Fort Parkway
Birmingham
West Midlands
B24 9FD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

LEGACY BLOCK MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EGGLETON, John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EGGLETON, Jeanette→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-02 · resigned 2026-04-28
Resigned
EGGLETON, John Wilfrid→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-08 · resigned 2009-03-02
Resigned
HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael→
secretary · appointed 1994-03-24 · resigned 1998-07-21
Resigned
TAYLOR, Lisa Marie→
secretary · resigned 1994-03-24
Resigned
ANDREWS, Michelle Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2009-03-02
Resigned
BASSETT, Jonathan Simon→
director · ~58y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
DULLEY, Dawn→
director · ~62y · resigned 1996-02-28
Resigned
FAY, Andrew Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 2000-01-10
Resigned
HOWELL, Geoffrey Michael→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 1998-07-21
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Robert William James→
director · ~79y · resigned 1991-06-27
Resigned
TSARY, Wai Fai→
director · ~61y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 1998-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (125 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-04-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06