NATWEST GROUP PLC
🌳Matureactive
SC045551 · plc · incorporated 1968-03-25
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
100 officers (12 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
8964 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
20
filings
- • 20 capital
Last 90 days
25
filings
- • 24 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
25
filings
- • 24 capital
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-28📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-24📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-23📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-22📄capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figurecapital · SH04
- 2026-04-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-02📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-04-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-04-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-31➖JETHA, Yasmin resigneddirector
- 2026-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-23➕HITCHCOCK, Albert Roger appointeddirector
- 2025-11-03➕CRITCHLEY, Joshua Charles Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2025-04-23➖DANGEARD, Franck Emmanuel resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31➖SELIGMAN, Mark Donald resigneddirector
- 2025-02-14➕MOORE, Gary appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-14➖CARGILL, Jan resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-08➕WHITEHEAD, Gillian Rosemary appointeddirector
- 2024-07-01➕GOPALAN, Geeta appointeddirector
- 2024-04-15➖DAVIES, Howard John, Sir resigneddirector
- 2024-01-08➕HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➖FRIIS, Morten Nicolai resigneddirector
- 2023-07-25➕THWAITE, John-Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-07-25➖ROSE-SLADE, Alison Marie resigneddirector
- 2023-04-25➖ROGERS, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2023-04-01➕LEWIS, Stuart Wilson appointeddirector
- 2022-12-15➖GILLESPIE, Robert Andrew Joseph resigneddirector
- 2022-10-01➕DONNELLY, Roisin Jane Catherine appointeddirector
- 2020-07-31➖NOAKES, Sheila Valerie, Baroness resigneddirector
- 2020-04-01➕JETHA, Yasmin appointeddirector
- 2020-03-31➖DAVIS, Alison resigneddirector
- 2019-11-01➕ROSE-SLADE, Alison Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-10-31➖MCEWAN, Ross Maxwell resigneddirector
- 2019-08-05➕CARGILL, Jan appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-05➖TAYLOR, Aileen Norma resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 193 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeplc
Incorporated1968-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
36 St Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 2YB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (12 active · 90 resigned)
Active
CRITCHLEY, Joshua Charles Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-11-03
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DONNELLY, Roisin Jane Catherine→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-10-01
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FLYNN, Patrick Gerard→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-06-01
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GOPALAN, Geeta→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-07-01
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HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-01-08
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HITCHCOCK, Albert Roger→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2026-02-23
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LEWIS, Stuart Wilson→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-04-01
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MURRAY, Katie→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-01
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THWAITE, John-Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-07-25
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WHITEHEAD, Gillian Rosemary→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-01-08
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WILSON, Lena Cooper→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-01-01
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CARGILL, Jan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-05 · resigned 2025-02-14
FOSTER, Kennedy Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-04-01 · resigned 1994-08-15
MCLEAN, Miller Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-08-15 · resigned 2010-04-30
MCLEAN, Miller Roy→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-04-01
TAYLOR, Aileen Norma→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-04-30 · resigned 2019-08-05
AIRLIE, David George Patrick Coke, The Rt Hon Earl→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 1993-01-14
BALFOUR, Peter Edward Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1991-01-10
BARCLAY, John Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1991-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-16
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Recent filings (8964 total)
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-28
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-24
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH04
2026-04-22
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-02