GROVE HOUSE PRODUCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04106089 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-10
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
£563.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £563,150

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£563k
Current Assets
£2.2m
Current Liabilities
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£0£435k£871k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£563.1k—
Current assets£2.18M—
Net assets£563.1k—

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-07-28
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    PRICE, Frank Pudge resigned
    director
  13. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-04-06
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    PRICE, Richard Frank appointed
    director
  18. 2001-01-04
    ➕
    PRICE, Glenys Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    PRICE, Glenys Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-12-12
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    PRICE, Frank Pudge appointed
    director
  22. 2000-12-12
    ➖
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As GROVE HOUSE PRODUCE LIMITED
  24. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 83 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Frank Price
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Glenys Margaret Price
Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Frank Pudge Priceceased 28/07/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2000-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

Grove House
Monkland
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 9DF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

PRICE, Glenys Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-12
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Active
PRICE, Glenys Margaret→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-01-04
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Active
PRICE, Richard Frank→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-04-06
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Active
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned
PRICE, Frank Pudge→
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2019-07-28
Resigned
TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-01