ANDREW GREGORY PARTNERSHIP LTD
🌳Matureactive
08873370 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £7,702
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,427 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.3k | £32.7k |
| Current assets | £10.3k | £33.0k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £31.1k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2014-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW GREGORY PARTNERSHIP LTD
- 2014-02-03➕GREGORY, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2014-02-03➕GREGORY, Caroline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREGORY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Gregory Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Harry Gregoryceased 12/05/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150
Registered office
Hamish Park Linley Green Road
Whitbourne
Worcester
WR6 5RE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GREGORY, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-03
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GREGORY, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Recent filings (31 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03