BGF UK ENTERPRISE FUND 1 GP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12837188 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-25
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
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
15 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-03
    OLDS, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2024-05-03
    REED, Matthew Robert resigned
    director
  5. 2024-05-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-31
    WELTON, Stephen Frank resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-11-03
    GREGORY, Andrew Nicholas appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BGF UK ENTERPRISE FUND 1 GP LIMITED
  14. 2020-08-25
    REED, Matthew Robert appointed
    director
  15. 2020-08-25
    WELTON, Stephen Frank appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-08-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Bgf Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bgf Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BGF UK ENTERPRISE FUND 1 GP LIMITED
This company · 12837188

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bgf Group Plc
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

13-15 York Buildings
London
WC2N 6JU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GREGORY, Andrew Nicholas
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLDS, Christopher Andrew
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REED, Matthew Robert
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-08-25 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
WELTON, Stephen Frank
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-08-25 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-08-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-25