PEEL RETAIL AND LEISURE GROUP UK LIMITED

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16236161 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-07
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does

A pure holding company vehicle, likely managing ownership interests and group structure for the broader Peel retail and leisure portfolio, with day-to-day activity focused on corporate governance, intercompany arrangements, and oversight of subsidiary entities rather than direct trading operations.

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
    COLTON, Matthew Paul resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-19
    EVES, Christopher appointed
    director
  6. 2025-05-19
    WHITTAKER, John Peter appointed
    director
  7. 2025-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-04-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-04-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-02-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-02-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-02-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2025-02-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2025-02-28
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2025-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2025-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2025-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2025-02-10
    UNDERWOOD, Steven Keith appointed
    director
  25. 2025-02-10
    WHITTAKER, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2025-02-10
    WHITWORTH, Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2025-02-10
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2025-02-10
    COLTON, Matthew Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2025-02-10
    HART, Roger resigned
    director
  30. 2025-02-10
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  31. 2025-02-10
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2025-02-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  33. 2025-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PEEL RETAIL AND LEISURE GROUP UK LIMITED
  34. 2025-02-07
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2025-02-07
    HART, Roger appointed
    director
  36. 2025-02-07
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2025-02-07
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  38. 2025-02-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

61/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christopher Eves
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/02/2025
Sheila Greenwood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/02/2025
John Whittaker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1942 · age 84
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest25/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Inhoco Formations Limitedceased 25/02/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Venus Building 1 Old Park Lane
Traffordcity
Manchester
M41 7HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

EVES, Christopher
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active
UNDERWOOD, Steven Keith
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
WHITTAKER, John Peter
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-05-19
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Active
WHITTAKER, Mark
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
WHITWORTH, Mark
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-02-07 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned
COLTON, Matthew Paul
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-10 · resigned 2025-12-15
Resigned
HART, Roger
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-02-07 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2025-02-07 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2025-02-07 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-28