27 PERCY GARDENS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02394222 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-01➕CARR, Christopher Marcus appointeddirector
- 2021-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-09➖RITCHIE, Charlotte resigneddirector
- 2021-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-28➕RITCHIE, Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2019-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-23➖LAURIE, Nina Dawn, Professor resigneddirector
- 2019-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-03➕STEVENSON, William John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-10-31➖RUTT, Catherine Sophie Maude resigneddirector
- 2007-06-27➕LAURIE, Nina Dawn, Professor appointeddirector
- 2005-09-23➖BRIMER, Sylvia Lilian resigneddirector
- 2004-05-28➕RUTT, Catherine Sophie Maude appointeddirector
- 2004-01-12➖WILSON, Julian resigneddirector
- 2002-04-23➕BRIMER, Sylvia Lilian appointeddirector
- 2001-03-18➖WILSON, Leslie resigneddirector
- 1997-06-27➖BODDY, Peter resigneddirector
- 1997-06-27➕WILSON, Julian appointeddirector
- 1989-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 27 PERCY GARDENS LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Christopher Marcus Carr Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/05/2021 |
Mr Brian Downs Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/05/2017 |
Dr William John Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/05/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Charlotte Ritchieceased 09/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Professor Nina Dawn Laurieceased 23/05/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
27 Percy Gardens
North Shields
Tyne And Wear
NE30 4HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)
Active
CARR, Christopher Marcus→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, William John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BODDY, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1997-06-27
BRIMER, Sylvia Lilian→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2002-04-23 · resigned 2005-09-23
LAURIE, Nina Dawn, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-06-27 · resigned 2019-05-23
RITCHIE, Charlotte→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-28 · resigned 2021-04-09
RUTT, Catherine Sophie Maude→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2009-10-31
WILSON, Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 2004-01-12
WILSON, Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~109y · resigned 2001-03-18
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Recent filings (95 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22