FLETCHER BAY GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07068892 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27➕FALLOWFIELD-SMITH, James appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21➕CHALLIS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2020-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04➖BARNES, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2010-03-01➕BARNES, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2010-02-08➖BARNES, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2010-01-07➕GRAY, David John appointeddirector
- 2009-11-06🏢Company incorporatedAs FLETCHER BAY GROUP LIMITED
- 2009-11-06➕BARNES, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Gray Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
The Henley Building
Newtown Road
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 1HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CHALLIS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-21
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FALLOWFIELD-SMITH, James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-27
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GRAY, David John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-01-07
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BARNES, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2017-09-04
BARNES, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2010-02-08
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05