XPE GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

05890611 · plc · incorporated 2006-07-28

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (5 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

156 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2026-07-05
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2025-07-07
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2024-10-18
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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officers · CH01
2024-10-03
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officers · CH01
2024-07-01
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2023-09-11
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mortgage · MR01
2023-09-07
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mortgage · MR01
2023-09-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-05
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.
2023-09-05
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.
2023-05-23
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address · AD01
2023-05-23
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address · AD01
2023-05-16
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2023-05-16
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officers · TM01
2023-05-16
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2023-05-14
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DUGGINS, David Kenneth resigned
director
2023-05-10
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address · AD01
2023-04-24
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2023-04-14
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COOPER, Peter Frank appointed
director
2023-04-14
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DIXON, Andrew Philip Graham appointed
director
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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2022-06-15
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COX, Barry Stuart appointed
director
2021-01-26
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HELLER, John Alexander appointed
director
2021-01-26
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COOKE, Simon James resigned
director
2020-12-04
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BREEDEN, Martin Richard resigned
director
2020-12-04
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COOKE, Simon James appointed
director
2020-11-24
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OCORIAN ADMINISTRATION (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-11-24
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MARSDEN, Susan resigned
secretary
2020-11-24
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INTU SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-08-04
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ALLEN, Robert Lee resigned
director
2020-08-04
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FORD, Hugh Michael resigned
director
2020-07-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.
2020-07-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Law Debenture Trust Corporation P.L.C.
2020-07-21
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DUGGINS, David Kenneth appointed
director
2020-07-01
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ROBERTS, Edward Matthew Giles, Dr resigned
director
2020-06-02
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BREEDEN, Martin Richard appointed
director
2020-04-15
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ALLEN, Robert Lee appointed
director
2020-04-15
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CROSBY, Sean resigned
director
2020-04-15
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FORD, Hugh Michael appointed
director
2020-04-15
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KIDIA, Minakshi resigned
director
2020-01-31
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PEREIRA, Trevor resigned
director
2019-08-16
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INTU SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-08-16
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CROSBY, Sean appointed
director
2019-08-16
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GIBBES, Barbara resigned
director
2019-08-16
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KIDIA, Minakshi appointed
director
2019-04-26
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FISCHEL, David Andrew resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Iris Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Iris Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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XPE GROUP PLC

This company · 05890611

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Iris Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/09/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Intu Properties Plcceased 05/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2006-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Pradera Lateral Limited 5th Floor

20 Fenchurch Street

London

EC3M 3BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07