LAUREL GROVE MANAGEMENT CO. (NEWRY) LTD
🌳Matureactive
NI626799 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-22
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-17➕CARBERRY, Max Anson appointeddirector
- 2023-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-01➖BYRNE, Richard Patrick resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-08➕BYRNE, Richard Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs LAUREL GROVE MANAGEMENT CO. (NEWRY) LTD
- 2014-09-22➕SHIELDS, Pauline Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Max Anson Carberry Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 30/09/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Richard Patrick Byrneceased 01/04/2023· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mrs Pauline Shieldsceased 08/11/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AME (NI) LIMITED→ NI067369 · est 2007 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 70y |
| ANNALONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI029070 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 83 | 63y |
| BELFAST CITY VINEYARD CHURCH→ NI060526 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.29M | — | 19y | 83 | 74y |
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| CONNECT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP→ NI053634 · est 2005 | — | — | £330.3k | — | 21y | 83 | 77y |
| CROMAC REGENERATION INITIATIVE C.I.C.→ NI604163 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 67y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
403 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7EW
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CARBERRY, Max Anson→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHIELDS, Pauline Mary→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYRNE, Richard Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-11-08 · resigned 2023-04-01
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-08