IPGL NO.7 LTD

🌳Matureactive

02859636 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-30

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 51102

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-09
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ALLY, Bibi Rahima resigned
secretary
2024-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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BOGDANERIS, Ion resigned
director
2023-02-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-23
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BOGDANERIS, Ion appointed
director
2023-02-23
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WREN, Samantha Anne resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-13
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GELBER, David resigned
director
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-05-08
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WREN, Samantha Anne appointed
director
2019-02-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2018-12-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-09-30
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COURTENAY-STAMP, David Jeremy appointed
director
2018-09-30
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GELBER, David appointed
director
2018-09-30
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SCARBOROUGH, Tom George Hanning resigned
director
2018-01-08
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RICHARDS, Mark William Lane resigned
director
2018-01-08
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SCARBOROUGH, Tom George Hanning appointed
director
2016-07-04
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KILMISTER-BLUE, Tina Maree resigned
director
2016-07-04
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RICHARDS, Mark William Lane appointed
director
2014-02-20
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WREFORD, Matthew Thomas Yardley, Mr. resigned
director
2014-02-17
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KILMISTER-BLUE, Tina Maree appointed
director
2008-10-10
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WREFORD, Matthew Thomas Yardley, Mr. appointed
director
2004-10-14
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ALLY, Bibi Rahima appointed
secretary
2004-10-14
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MANSELL, Simon Henry John resigned
secretary
1994-09-30
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LUCAS, Paul Robert resigned
director
1993-09-30
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Company incorporated
As IPGL NO.7 LTD
1993-09-30
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SPENCER, Michael Alan, Lord Spencer Of Alresford appointed
director
1993-09-30
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MANSELL, Simon Henry John appointed
secretary
1993-09-30
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LUCAS, Paul Robert appointed
director

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

clean

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

Group structure

Ipgl Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ipgl Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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IPGL NO.7 LTD

This company · 02859636

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ipgl Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

Ipgl Limited 3rd Floor, 39 Sloane Street

Knightsbridge

London

SW1X 9LP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

COURTENAY-STAMP, David Jeremy→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SPENCER, Michael Alan, Lord Spencer Of Alresford→

director · ~71y · appointed 1993-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLY, Bibi Rahima→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2024-10-09

Resigned

MANSELL, Simon Henry John→

secretary · appointed 1993-09-30 · resigned 2004-10-14

Resigned

BOGDANERIS, Ion→

director · ~68y · appointed 2023-02-23 · resigned 2023-07-28

Resigned

GELBER, David→

director · ~79y · appointed 2018-09-30 · resigned 2022-06-13

Resigned

KILMISTER-BLUE, Tina Maree→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2016-07-04

Resigned

LUCAS, Paul Robert→

director · ~75y · appointed 1993-09-30 · resigned 1994-09-30

Resigned

RICHARDS, Mark William Lane→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2018-01-08

Resigned

SCARBOROUGH, Tom George Hanning→

director · ~47y · appointed 2018-01-08 · resigned 2018-09-30

Resigned

WREFORD, Matthew Thomas Yardley, Mr.→

director · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-10 · resigned 2014-02-20

Resigned

WREN, Samantha Anne→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-08 · resigned 2023-02-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2026-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-15

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address

address · AD04

2025-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-01-07

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-10-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-02-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-12-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-12-20