GROWTH CAPITAL VENTURES NOMINEES (AB) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10842279 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-29
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
22 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs GROWTH CAPITAL VENTURES NOMINEES (AB) LIMITED
- 2017-06-29➕PETERSON, Norman appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-29➕PETERSON, Craig Alistair appointeddirector
- 2017-06-29➕PETERSON, Norman appointeddirector
- 2017-06-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Norman Peterson Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 29/06/2017 |
Mr Craig Alistair Peterson Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 29/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVANCED MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS NORTH EAST LIMITED→ 13421800 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| B. PORTWOOD & COMPANY LIMITED→ 00785468 · est 1963 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | — | — |
| DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL OVERSEAS LTD→ 06672742 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| FATHOM FINANCIAL LIMITED→ 10548553 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| FRETILLER INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 15450255 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| G STILLER (TRANSPORT) LIMITED→ 11841918 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| GENESIS PL LTD→ 13239626 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| GENESIS PROTECTION SERVICES LTD→ 11100494 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HALL PROPERTIES (N/E) LTD→ 05536013 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| HARKERTINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 07358635 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| HARRISON BROWN FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 04904947 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| HOMESAVERS MORTGAGES AND LOANS LIMITED→ 04048477 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
Carlton House
15 Parsons Court
County Durham
DL5 6ZE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-12
Last: 2026-06-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PETERSON, Craig Alistair→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-06-29
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PETERSON, Norman→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-06-29
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-19