SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI619610 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 0.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-292023-12-31
Average employees403700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-04-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  4. 2026-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  5. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-29
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-06-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-09-25
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-12-23
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    GIRVAN, Harry John appointed
    director
  17. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-11-01
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    MARSH, Jamie Johnson appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMPLICITY GROUP LTD
  23. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    GIRVAN, Neil David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry John Girvan
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/08/2023
Mr Neil David Girvan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Neil Girvanceased 01/08/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GIRVAN, Harry John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-23
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Active
GIRVAN, Neil David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
MARSH, Jamie Johnson→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-11-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge3 properties10/04/2026—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—10/04/2026—
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Recent filings (48 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23