HAROBY RGP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02983071 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-25
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 31.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees161400

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2025-05-06
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  3. 2024-06-17
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  4. 2023-04-19
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-04-19
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    Charge satisfied #3
  6. 2023-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2022-10-25
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-10-25
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  10. 2022-10-25
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    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2021-09-29
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  13. 2020-10-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-10-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Brothers LTD (The "Security Trustee")
  15. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2019-09-27
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  17. 2018-08-08
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  18. 2018-05-30
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  19. 2018-05-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Secure Trust Bank PLC
  20. 2002-04-10
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    ROBERTS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-04-10
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    BYRNE, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2002-04-10
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-10
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    ROBERTS, Paul resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-10
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    STUBBS, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-04-10
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    STUBBS, Sharon resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-04-10
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    BYRNE, Andrew resigned
    director
  27. 2002-04-10
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    HANDFORD, John Bernard resigned
    director
  28. 2002-04-10
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Paul resigned
    director
  29. 2002-04-10
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    STUBBS, David appointed
    director
  30. 2002-04-10
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    STUBBS, David resigned
    director
  31. 2001-09-03
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    HANDFORD, John Bernard resigned
    secretary
  32. 2001-09-03
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    ROBERTS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-03-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 1998-02-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  35. 1995-06-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Euro Sales Finance PLC
  36. 1994-11-10
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    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-11-10
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    HANDFORD, John Bernard appointed
    secretary
  38. 1994-11-10
    ➕
    BYRNE, Andrew appointed
    director
  39. 1994-11-10
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  40. 1994-11-10
    ➕
    HANDFORD, John Bernard appointed
    director
  41. 1994-11-10
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Paul appointed
    director
  42. 1994-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As HAROBY RGP LIMITED
  43. 1994-10-25
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  44. 1994-10-25
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    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Byrne
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-10-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 6 Priorswood Place
East Pimbo Industrial Estate
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN8 9QB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

ROBERTS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BYRNE, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-25 · resigned 1994-11-10
Resigned
HANDFORD, John Bernard→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-10 · resigned 2001-09-03
Resigned
ROBERTS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-03 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
STUBBS, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
BYRNE, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-11-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1994-10-25 · resigned 1994-11-10
Resigned
HANDFORD, John Bernard→
director · ~83y · appointed 1994-11-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
ROBERTS, Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-11-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned
STUBBS, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2002-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers LTD (The "Security Trustee")
A registered charge—27/10/2020—
satisfied
Secure Trust Bank
Secure Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge—23/05/201819/04/2023
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/02/1998—
satisfied
Euro Sales Finance
Euro Sales Finance PLC
Debenture1 property27/06/199502/03/1999
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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01