20 GRACECHURCH (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05835401 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-02

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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officers · AP01
2026-02-04
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STEVENS, James Martyn appointed
director
2025-11-26
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officers · TM01
2025-11-12
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COLLETT, Melanie resigned
director
2025-05-01
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accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-18
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address · AD02
2024-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-08
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-03-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-21
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BORELLO, Michael appointed
director
2023-02-21
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BOOTH, Renos Peter resigned
director
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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accounts · AA
2020-07-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-05-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-04-02
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MCARA, Bruce George appointed
director
2020-04-02
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YAMAMOTO, Yoshifumi appointed
director
2020-01-16
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BOOTH, Renos Peter appointed
director
2019-07-16
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SKINNER, David Stephen, Dr resigned
director
2019-05-13
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COBOURNE, Julian Miles resigned
director
2019-05-13
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COLLETT, Melanie appointed
director
2019-05-13
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LEVIS, Richard John resigned
director
2019-05-13
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SKINNER, David Stephen, Dr appointed
director
2016-07-15
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COBOURNE, Julian Miles appointed
director
2016-06-03
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WALTER, Simon Robert resigned
director
2016-03-31
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DAHAN, David Alexandre Simon resigned
director
2016-03-31
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LEVIS, Richard John appointed
director
2015-07-17
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NELL, Philip John Payton resigned
director
2015-07-13
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WALTER, Simon Robert appointed
director
2012-03-09
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DAHAN, David Alexandre Simon appointed
director
2012-03-09
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JONES, Richard Peter resigned
director
2012-03-09
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MCLEOD, Neil James resigned
director
2012-03-09
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NELL, Philip John Payton appointed
director
2012-03-09
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PEACOCK, Andrew resigned
director
2012-03-01
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COHEN, Andrew B resigned
director
2012-03-01
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GOLDBERGER, Jeffrey resigned
director
2008-12-15
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MCCARTHY, John Patrick resigned
director
2008-06-13
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GOTTLIEB, Julius resigned
director
2007-06-13
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AMBOSS, Rodolpho resigned
director
2007-06-13
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COHEN, Andrew B appointed
director
2007-06-13
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MCCARTHY, John Patrick appointed
director
2007-04-18
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JONES, Richard Peter appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Obayashi Properties Uk Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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Norwich Union (Shareholder Gp) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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20 GRACECHURCH (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED

This company · 05835401

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Norwich Union (Shareholder Gp) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Obayashi Properties Uk Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/07/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Obayashi Corporationceased 29/06/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2006-06-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

80 Fenchurch Street

London

EC3M 4AE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-14

Last: 2025-04-30