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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (12 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8979 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

• 24 capital
• 1 resolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 24 capital
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 24 capital
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

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2026-03-31
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JETHA, Yasmin resigned
director
2026-02-23
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HITCHCOCK, Albert Roger appointed
director
2025-11-03
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CRITCHLEY, Joshua Charles Macdonald appointed
director
2025-04-23
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DANGEARD, Franck Emmanuel resigned
director
2025-03-31
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SELIGMAN, Mark Donald resigned
director
2025-02-14
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MOORE, Gary appointed
secretary
2025-02-14
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CARGILL, Jan resigned
secretary
2025-01-08
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WHITEHEAD, Gillian Rosemary appointed
director
2024-07-01
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GOPALAN, Geeta appointed
director
2024-04-15
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DAVIES, Howard John, Sir resigned
director
2024-01-08
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HAYTHORNTHWAITE, Richard Neil appointed
director
2023-07-31
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FRIIS, Morten Nicolai resigned
director
2023-07-25
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THWAITE, John-Paul appointed
director
2023-07-25
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ROSE-SLADE, Alison Marie resigned
director
2023-04-25
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ROGERS, Michael John resigned
director
2023-04-01
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LEWIS, Stuart Wilson appointed
director
2022-12-15
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GILLESPIE, Robert Andrew Joseph resigned
director
2022-10-01
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DONNELLY, Roisin Jane Catherine appointed
director
2020-07-31
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NOAKES, Sheila Valerie, Baroness resigned
director
2020-04-01
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JETHA, Yasmin appointed
director
2020-03-31
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DAVIS, Alison resigned
director
2019-11-01
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ROSE-SLADE, Alison Marie appointed
director
2019-10-31
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MCEWAN, Ross Maxwell resigned
director
2019-08-05
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CARGILL, Jan appointed
secretary
2019-08-05
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TAYLOR, Aileen Norma resigned
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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Multiple 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

clean

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

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Company details

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