GEA GROUP HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02923255 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-27
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
26 officers (2 active, 26 linked, 20 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
168 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-07➕OZ, Ozgur appointeddirector
- 2025-07-07➖DONBAVAND, Timothy John resigneddirector
- 2025-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-18➕NOLAN, Darren James appointeddirector
- 2023-06-26➖DUMBLE, Barry Graydon resigneddirector
- 2023-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14➖O'NEILL, Tracey Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-15➖APRCOVIC, Ilija resigneddirector
- 2019-05-15➕DUMBLE, Barry Graydon appointeddirector
- 2017-11-05➖BUTLER, Anthony Edgar resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-05➖BUTLER, Anthony Edgar resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➕O'NEILL, Tracey Ann appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕DONBAVAND, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20➖DUMBLE, Barry Graydon resigneddirector
- 2015-11-24➖YOUNGS, Ronald Anthony resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➖PARTRIDGE, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2010-08-26➕BUTLER, Anthony Edgar appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-26➖HOUSHMAND, Homayon resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-26➖HOUSHMAND, Homayon resigneddirector
- 2010-07-12➕BUTLER, Anthony Edgar appointeddirector
- 2009-03-01➖BOSWELL, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2005-12-16➕APRCOVIC, Ilija appointeddirector
- 2005-12-16➖LONERGAN, Guy Robert resigneddirector
- 2005-06-22➕DUMBLE, Barry Graydon appointeddirector
- 2004-08-02➖MONTANARO, Richard Haldane Stokes resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➕LONERGAN, Guy Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-05-01➕BOSWELL, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2003-04-30➖REDFORD, Barry Neil resigneddirector
- 2002-02-07➕HOUSHMAND, Homayon appointeddirector
- 2001-11-05➖KUHLENBAUMER, Edgar Heinrich resigneddirector
- 1998-12-03➕MONTANARO, Richard Haldane Stokes appointeddirector
- 1998-12-03➕REDFORD, Barry Neil appointeddirector
- 1998-08-17➖BLOOMER, Peter John resigneddirector
- 1998-08-17➖MACDONALD, Donald Mathieson resigneddirector
- 1997-04-02➖ZWITSERLOOT, Wilhelmus Reinier Maria resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gea Group Aktiengesellschaft holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Gea Group Aktiengesellschaft
Corporate parent
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GEA GROUP HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
This company · 02923255
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gea Group Aktiengesellschaft Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Leacroft House Leacroft Road
Birchwood
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 6JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (2 active · 24 resigned)
NOLAN, Darren James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Active
BUTLER, Anthony Edgar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-26 · resigned 2017-11-05
HOUSHMAND, Homayon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-11 · resigned 2010-08-26
PARTRIDGE, Anthony John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-08-05 · resigned 1996-10-01
CMH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-27 · resigned 1994-08-05
ANDERSEN, Ole Ejner Viggo→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1994-08-05 · resigned 1997-01-31
APRCOVIC, Ilija→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-16 · resigned 2019-05-15
BLOOMER, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-09-19 · resigned 1998-08-17
BOSWELL, Stephen John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2009-03-01
BUTLER, Anthony Edgar→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-07-12 · resigned 2017-11-05
DONBAVAND, Timothy John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-08-11 · resigned 2025-07-07
DUMBLE, Barry Graydon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2023-06-26
DUMBLE, Barry Graydon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2017-02-20
HOUSHMAND, Homayon→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2010-08-26
KUHLENBAUMER, Edgar Heinrich→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 2001-11-05
LONERGAN, Guy Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2005-12-16
MACDONALD, Donald Mathieson→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 1998-08-17
MONTANARO, Richard Haldane Stokes→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-12-03 · resigned 2004-08-02
O'NEILL, Tracey Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2021-06-14
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Recent filings (168 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-27
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23