CITYGROVE TRUSTEE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10472642 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-11-10
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-31
    ➕
    BANKS, Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    WADDELL, Philip Andrew resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-10-31
    ➖
    WADDELL, Philip Andrew resigned
    director
  11. 2019-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-04-30
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    LANE, Robert Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2016-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2016-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As CITYGROVE TRUSTEE LIMITED
  20. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    BAINES, Toby Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    RENNIE, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    SHEEHAN, Daemon Leonard appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    WADDELL, Philip Andrew appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    LANE, Robert Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    WADDELL, Philip Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

The White House
2 Meadrow
Godalming
Surrey
GU7 3HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BAINES, Toby Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS, Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RENNIE, Andrew James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEEHAN, Daemon Leonard→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADDELL, Philip Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned
LANE, Robert Edward→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
WADDELL, Philip Andrew→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-10 · resigned 2019-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-31