M J GLEESON GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00479529 · ltd · incorporated 1950-03-15
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 26 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
27 live charges · 24 lenders · oldest 33.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 24 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
27 charges (27/27 with lender, 27/27 with type)
90
Directors & officers
36 officers (3 active, 36 linked, 30 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
432 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (129 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-01-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-01➕JOHNSON, Leanne appointedsecretary
- 2023-01-01➕PROTHERO, Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖GLEESON, Dermot James resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➖THOMSON, James Michael Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2021-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2021-03-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-24🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-10➖HARRISON, Jolyon Leonard resigneddirector
- 2019-06-10➕THOMSON, James Michael Douglas appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➕ALLANSON, Stefan Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-07-31➖MARTIN, Alan Christopher resignedsecretary
- 2015-07-31➖MARTIN, Alan Christopher resigneddirector
- 2014-12-18➖ANCELL, James Ross resigneddirector
- 2014-12-18➖DEARLOVE, Colin Albert resigneddirector
- 2014-12-18➖MILLS, Christopher Harwood Bernard resigneddirector
- 2014-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2014-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2014-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2014-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2013-12-05🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-12-05🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2013-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2013-09-17🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2013-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2012-11-22🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Zurich Insurance PLC
- 2012-11-22🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Chartis Europe Limited
- 2012-11-22🔒Charge registered #22Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2011-07-01➖MORGAN, Terence Keith, Sir resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖BALDRY, Joy Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2011-03-31➕MARTIN, Alan Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-30➖HOLT, Nicholas Christopher resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 129 events
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 76 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Mj Gleeson Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mj Gleeson Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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M J GLEESON GROUP LIMITED
This company · 00479529
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mj Gleeson Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1950-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies
Registered office
6 Europa Court
Sheffield Business Park
Sheffield
S9 1XE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (3 active · 33 resigned)
Active
ALLANSON, Stefan Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PROTHERO, Graham→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALDRY, Joy Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-04 · resigned 2011-03-31
LAWRIE, Edwin John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 2007-12-31
MARTIN, Alan Christopher→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2015-07-31
MCKEOWN, Richard Edmund→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2008-03-03
MCLELLAN, Colin Warnock→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-07-01
AITCHISON, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1994-07-05 · resigned 1999-10-01
ANCELL, James Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2014-12-18
ASSENDER, John Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1999-06-30
BRUCE, Winston Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2001-10-16
COLLINS, Anthony Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-10-16 · resigned 2006-04-01
DAVIES, Stephen Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2006-04-01
DEARLOVE, Colin Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2014-12-18
EYRE, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2003-04-30
GLEESON, Dermot James→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2022-12-31
GLEESON, John Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~116y · resigned 1994-06-14
GLEESON, Patrick Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · resigned 1998-09-01
HARRISON, Jolyon Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2019-06-10
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Mortgages & charges
27
Total charges
5
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:27 of 27 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/12/2013 | 14/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/12/2013 | 14/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Zurich Insurance Zurich Insurance PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/11/2012 | 26/10/2013 | |
| satisfied | Chartis Europe Chartis Europe Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 22/11/2012 | 29/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/11/2012 | 07/03/2014 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each Group Member and as Trustee for Each Finance Party | Debenture | 1 property | 18/08/2010 | 22/01/2013 | |
| outstanding | Cheryl Jane Belsey Gloria Elizabeth Hill and Geoffrey Stanley Redwood | Transfer deed | 1 property | 07/05/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Cheryl Jane Belsey, Gloria Elizabeth Hill and Geoffrey Stanley Redwood | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/05/2010 | — | |
| satisfied | Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale | Guarantee and charge over account | 1 property | 30/03/2010 | 17/09/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Charge of securities (UK) | 1 property | 05/10/2004 | 29/03/2006 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC (The Security Agent) as Trustee for the Finance Parties | Floating security document | 1 property | 30/09/2004 | 14/09/2010 | |
| satisfied | George Wimpey Bristol George Wimpey Bristol Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/06/2003 | 11/08/2014 | |
| satisfied | Charles Church Developments Charles Church Developments Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/04/2003 | 24/08/2010 | |
| outstanding | The Secrtary of State for Health | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/12/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Account charge | 1 property | 16/11/2000 | 15/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | James Robert Burnfield and Alexander John Burnfield | Mortgage | 1 property | 19/05/2000 | 24/08/2010 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC for Itself and as Agent and Security Trustee for the Senior Creditors | Account charge | 1 property | 20/03/2000 | 15/06/2007 | |
| satisfied | Carrdale (Lancs) Carrdale (Lancs) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/01/2000 | 03/12/2004 | |
| satisfied | Novax Novax Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/03/1999 | 08/07/2004 | |
| satisfied | Wimpey Homes Holdings Wimpey Homes Holdings Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/11/1998 | 11/08/2014 | |
| satisfied | The Secretary of State for Health | Legal charge | 2 properties | 18/11/1996 | 05/11/2013 | |
| satisfied | Keith Naismith / Terence Caro / David Berryas Trustees of the Bramhall Queensgate Sports Club | Charge of whole | 1 property | 11/11/1996 | 27/04/1999 | |
| outstanding | The Secretary of State for Health Acting by South Thames Regional Health Authority | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/08/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | The Secretary of State for Health | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/05/1994 | 30/03/1999 | |
| satisfied | Smith and Williamson Trust Corporationas Agent for Cavendish Gleeson Cash Backed Smith and Williamson Trust Corporationas Agent for Cavendish Gleeson Cash Backed PLC | Charge over deposit account | 1 property | 01/11/1993 | 16/01/1999 | |
| satisfied | Smith & Williamson Trust Corporation | Charge | 1 property | 08/03/1993 | 16/01/1999 |
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Recent filings (432 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2021-06-02