FRENKEL TOPPING GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

04726826 · plc · incorporated 2003-04-08

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74990Non-trading company

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.5y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-12-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-24
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HOLLAND, Zoe Branka resigned
director
2024-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
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mortgage · MR01
2024-01-18
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2023-07-27
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-02-24
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HOLLAND, Zoe Branka appointed
director
2021-02-24
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officers · AP01
2021-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-26
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FIELD, Mark Christopher, Rt Hon appointed
director
2020-11-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-11-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-03
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CULLEN-GRANT, Elaine Nicola appointed
secretary
2020-11-03
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FRASER, Richard Cullen resigned
secretary
2020-07-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-18
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RICHARDSON, Paul Donald resigned
director
2020-05-20
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MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard appointed
director
2020-03-01
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CULLEN-GRANT, Elaine Nicola appointed
director
2020-03-01
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BENTLEY, Stephen Graham resigned
director
2018-06-19
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LINACRE, Timothy James Thornton appointed
director
2018-06-19
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RICHARDS, Mark William Lane resigned
director
2017-12-14
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GRANITE, Jason Paul resigned
director
2017-11-21
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BENTLEY, Stephen Graham appointed
director
2017-11-21
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RICHARDSON, Paul Donald appointed
director
2017-07-30
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DEAN, Julie resigned
secretary
2017-07-30
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FRASER, Richard Cullen appointed
secretary
2017-07-30
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DEAN, Julie resigned
director
2016-09-14
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RICHARDS, Mark William Lane appointed
director
2016-09-01
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HOLT, Mark Stuart appointed
director
2016-06-15
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigned
director
2016-06-15
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SOUTHWORTH, David Robert resigned
director
2016-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-08-28
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GRANITE, Jason Paul appointed
director
2014-02-24
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MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointed
director
2010-12-15
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HUGHES, William Young resigned
director
2008-05-14
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ASHCROFT, Stephen resigned
director
2007-07-10
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HUGHES, William Young appointed
director
2007-05-01
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DEAN, Julie appointed
secretary
2007-05-01
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FRASER, Richard Cullen resigned
secretary
2006-04-27
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DEAN, Julie appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2003-04-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Frenkel House 15 Carolina Way

Salford

Manchester

M50 2ZY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31