GROVE ENGINEERING AND ACCOUNTANCY RESOURCES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC451154 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees—200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2021-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-24
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2014-06-01
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    GROVE, Laura Michelle appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As GROVE ENGINEERING AND ACCOUNTANCY RESOURCES LIMITED
  19. 2013-05-30
    ➕
    GROVE, Laura appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-30
    ➕
    GROVE, Fraser appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GROVE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fraser James Barr Grove
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/06/2018

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
Incorporated2013-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

17 Hilltop Gardens
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6PN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GROVE, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-30
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Active
GROVE, Fraser→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-05-30
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Active
GROVE, Laura Michelle→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-06-01
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-03