1 GROSVENOR PLACE BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06620965 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-16

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-05-24
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officers · TM01
2021-05-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-20
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FRY, Matthew Edward resigned
director
2021-04-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-07
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officers · AP01
2021-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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FARRAR, Richard, Dr appointed
director
2020-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-29
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officers · TM01
2019-08-16
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SPRAGGS, Peter Charles resigned
director
2019-08-02
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officers · AP01
2019-07-17
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PRING, Mark appointed
director
2019-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-08
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YOUNGER, Clare Hafina resigned
secretary
2018-06-08
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YOUNGER, Clare resigned
director
2018-05-11
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FRY, Matthew Edward appointed
director
2014-08-15
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SWAIN, Lynn resigned
secretary
2014-08-15
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YOUNGER, Clare Hafina appointed
secretary
2014-08-15
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SPRAGGS, Peter Charles appointed
director
2014-08-15
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SWAIN, Lynn resigned
director
2008-06-16
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Company incorporated
As 1 GROSVENOR PLACE BATH (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
2008-06-16
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SWAIN, Lynn appointed
secretary
2008-06-16
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-06-16
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-06-16
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SWAIN, Lynn appointed
director
2008-06-16
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YOUNGER, Clare appointed
director
2008-06-16
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-06-16
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Richard Farrar Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/03/2021
Mr Mark Pring Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/07/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Matthew Edward Fryceased 20/05/2021· significant influence
Mr Peter Charles Spraggsceased 16/08/2019· 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

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-06-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Grosvenor Place

Bath

BA1 6AX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FARRAR, Richard, Dr→

director · ~63y · appointed 2021-03-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRING, Mark→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-07-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SWAIN, Lynn→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2014-08-15

Resigned

YOUNGER, Clare Hafina→

secretary · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2018-06-08

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

FRY, Matthew Edward→

director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2021-05-20

Resigned

SPRAGGS, Peter Charles→

director · ~66y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2019-08-16

Resigned

SWAIN, Lynn→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2014-08-15

Resigned

YOUNGER, Clare→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2018-06-08

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

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