DR & P GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

11495016 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-01

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 7.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

35 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-28
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COSTER, Marc resigned
director
2025-10-31
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-29
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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-10-29
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-29
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-13
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-13
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-29
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-25
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent
2025-03-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-14
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address · AD01
2025-03-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-14
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officers · AP01
2025-03-14
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officers · AP03
2025-03-06
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PEEL, Alistair Charles appointed
secretary
2025-03-06
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COOK, Nicholas James Edward appointed
director
2025-03-04
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COSTER, Marc appointed
director
2025-03-04
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SEED, Craig Arthur resigned
director
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-20
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POWELL, Eliot James appointed
director
2024-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Ares Management Limited (The “Security Agent”)
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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mortgage · MR04
2023-07-25
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-04-05
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
2022-04-05
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Ares Management Limited (The “Security Agent”)
2021-12-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-12-09
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
2021-02-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Inflexion Private Equity Limited Acting in Its Capacity as Security Trustee
2019-02-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2019-02-01
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BLAND, Simon Christopher appointed
director
2019-01-21
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PAGE, John David appointed
director
2018-08-28
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DUKE, Michael resigned
director
2018-08-28
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SEED, Craig Arthur appointed
director
2018-08-01
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Company incorporated
As DR & P GROUP LIMITED
2018-08-01
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DUKE, Michael appointed
director

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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med · 2 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Project Hammond Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Project Hammond Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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DR & P GROUP LIMITED

This company · 11495016

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Project Hammond Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	26/02/2021

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John David Pageceased 26/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Simon Christopher Blandceased 21/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Craig Arthur Seedceased 21/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Woodberry Secretarial Limitedceased 28/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2018-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

One America Square

London

England

EC3N 2LS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31