23 KR INVESTMENTS

🏛️Establishedactive
10967979 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2017-09-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
14 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-09-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2022-10-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2021-06-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2021-06-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2021-05-12
    ➕
    GRAY, Robert Thomas appointed
    director
  6. 2021-05-12
    ➖
    GRAY, Thomas Brian resigned
    director
  7. 2018-06-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2017-09-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 23 KR INVESTMENTS
  9. 2017-09-18
    ➕
    GRAY, Maureen Jennifer appointed
    director
  10. 2017-09-18
    ➕
    GRAY, Thomas Brian appointed
    director
  11. 2017-09-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Thomas Gray
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2017-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

C/O Bdo Llp Two Snowhill
7th Floor
Birmingham
B4 6GA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GRAY, Maureen Jennifer→
director · ~87y · appointed 2017-09-18
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Active
GRAY, Robert Thomas→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-12
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Active
GRAY, Thomas Brian→
director · ~87y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2021-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2017-09-18