40-43 SEDLEY GROVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08238089 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£3—
Net assets£3—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
    ➕
    CONNAUGHTON, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-15
    ➖
    PLESTED, Luke Brian, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-04-15
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-04-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    CONNAUGHTON, Catherine Clare appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-21
    ➖
    FLOATE, David resigned
    director
  20. 2012-10-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40-43 SEDLEY GROVE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  21. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    COLLINS, Gordon John, Mr. appointed
    director
  22. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    PLESTED, Luke Brian, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    FLOATE, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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. Gordon John Collins
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Catherine Clare Connaughton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Luke Brian Plestedceased 31/03/2025· 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
Incorporated2012-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

43 43 Sedley Grove
Harefield
UB9 6JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CONNAUGHTON, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Gordon John, Mr.→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-10-03
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Active
CONNAUGHTON, Catherine Clare→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLESTED, Luke Brian, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-03 · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned
FLOATE, David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2012-10-03 · resigned 2014-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14