SHAWBROOK GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

07240248 · plc · incorporated 2010-04-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (11 active, 27 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

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 (64 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-05
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incorporation · MA
2025-11-04
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capital · SH01
2025-11-04
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address · AD02
2025-11-04
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address · AD03
2025-11-04
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address · AD02
2025-10-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-27
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capital · SH02
2025-05-29
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
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accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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LAWRENCE, Paul Joseph resigned
director
2024-07-01
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WEIR, Derek James appointed
director
2024-07-01
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officers · AP01
2024-06-15
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-08
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-06
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officers · AP03
2023-02-03
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officers · TM02
2023-01-24
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NICHOLSON, Andrew James appointed
secretary
2023-01-24
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RUSHBROOK, Daniel James resigned
secretary
2022-07-04
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officers · TM01
2022-06-30
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ASHTON, Robin James resigned
director
2022-05-01
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CONNOR, Janet appointed
director
2022-03-10
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TU, Thi Nhuoc Lan appointed
director
2021-06-07
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GARCIA, Marcelino Castrillo appointed
director
2021-06-07
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COWIE, Ian resigned
director
2019-10-01
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TURMORE, Michele Mavis appointed
director
2019-08-31
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LOVERING, Roger Vincent resigned
director
2019-02-08
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COWIE, Ian appointed
director
2019-01-31
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GAGIE, David Ronald resigned
director
2019-01-31
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HIBBERD, Sally-Ann resigned
director
2018-07-27
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PATEMAN, Stephen James, Chief Executive Officer resigned
director
2018-03-08
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CALLENDER, John Dalrymple appointed
director
2018-03-08
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CORNISH, Iain resigned
director
2018-01-23
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JOHNSON, Stephen David resigned
director
2017-09-05
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DUBOURDIEU, Cedric, Mr appointed
director
2017-02-06
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MINTO, Dylan appointed
director
2017-02-01
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DIDHAM, Andrew appointed
director
2016-06-30
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WOOD, Thomas Francis resigned
director
2016-06-09
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ALCOCK, Graham Paul resigned
director
2016-01-01
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GAGIE, David Ronald appointed
director
2016-01-01
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PATEMAN, Stephen James, Chief Executive Officer appointed
director
2015-11-05
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HIBBERD, Sally-Ann appointed
director
2015-10-02
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PYMAN, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2015-08-24
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LAWRENCE, Paul Joseph appointed
director
2015-07-06
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CORNISH, Iain appointed
director
2015-07-06
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MATHEWSON, George Ross, Sir resigned
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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2010-04-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Lutea House Warley Hill Business Park, The Drive

Great Warley

Brentwood

Essex

CM13 3BE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31