A.B. GROSVENOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03423199 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £41,648
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,468 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£42.5k£46.0k
Current assets£11.2k£11.4k
Net assets£41.6k£45.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-16
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-11-18
    ➖
    GROSVENOR, Alison Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 1997-08-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.B. GROSVENOR LIMITED
  19. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    WADE, Brian appointed
    director
  20. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    GROSVENOR, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1997-08-21
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Wade
Individual · British · DOB 06/1937 · age 89
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

57 The Tything
Worcester
WR1 1JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NICHOLLS, Angela Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADE, Brian→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROSVENOR, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 2010-11-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 1997-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16