GRESHAM PARTNERS UK LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12550271 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£148.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Risk and damage evaluation
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £148,704
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£149k
↑ 5272% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £190.3k | £-2.9k |
| Current assets | £235.5k | — |
| Net assets | £148.7k | £-2.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27➕RAPER, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-28📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2024-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11➖MONRO, Peter Lachlan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-04-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22➕RAPER, Michael Donald Stanley appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-29➖BEAUMONT, Martin Lionel resigneddirector
- 2021-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs GRESHAM PARTNERS UK LTD
- 2020-04-07➕BEAUMONT, Martin Lionel appointeddirector
- 2020-04-07➕MONRO, Peter Lachlan Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Donald Stanley Raper Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 22/09/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Peter Lachlan Alexander Monroceased 18/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Martin Lionel Beaumontceased 29/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2020-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66210 — Risk and damage evaluation
Registered office
Wadebridge House 16 Wadebridge Square
Poundbury
Dorchester
DT1 3AQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RAPER, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAPER, Michael Donald Stanley→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEAUMONT, Martin Lionel→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-04-07 · resigned 2021-04-29
MONRO, Peter Lachlan Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-04-07 · resigned 2024-01-11
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-24