18 MAZE HILL (ST. LEONARDS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01299412 · ltd · incorporated 1977-02-21
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
25 officers (3 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,349
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,608 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.3k | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £2.5k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £1.3k | £3.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31➕MCLAUGHLIN, Rosanna appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31➖HOWARTH, Victoria Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-14➖AUSTEN, Anne resigneddirector
- 2022-01-14➕HOWARTH, Victoria Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-01➖GODSOE, Judith resigneddirector
- 2017-10-01➖GREEN, Roy resigneddirector
- 2016-04-05➕LATHAM, Sarah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-04-05➕AUSTEN, Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-01-05➖FLOYD, Gail Debra resignedsecretary
- 2014-10-06➖FLOYD, Gail Debra resigneddirector
- 2014-08-01➕SHOTTON, Lesly appointeddirector
- 2009-03-31➖HAYMAN, Julia resigneddirector
- 2007-10-31➕GODSOE, Judith appointeddirector
- 2007-10-31➕GREEN, Roy appointeddirector
- 2007-10-25➖GINN, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2007-10-12➖POKU, Daniel Kwadwo resigneddirector
- 2006-02-01➕FLOYD, Gail Debra appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-01➖GINN, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-18➕FLOYD, Gail Debra appointeddirector
- 2003-11-01➕HAYMAN, Julia appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➕GINN, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-31➖MOONCIE, Benedict St John resignedsecretary
- 2003-10-31➖MOONCIE, Benedict St John resigneddirector
- 2002-12-31➕POKU, Daniel Kwadwo appointeddirector
- 2002-11-30➖KANKEL-GRIFFIN, Brigitte resigneddirector
- 2001-07-30➕GINN, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2001-07-01➖MILES, Jenny May resigneddirector
- 1999-12-16➕KANKEL-GRIFFIN, Brigitte appointeddirector
- 1999-12-01➖MOULD, June Mary resigneddirector
- 1999-11-09➖HORRIGAN, Catherine Anne resigneddirector
- 1999-11-09➖POSNER, Sandra resigneddirector
- 1999-08-10➕MILES, Jenny May appointeddirector
- 1998-01-23➕MOONCIE, Benedict St John appointedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Lesly Shotton Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| A D D J LIMITED→ 16308391 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A1 PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS LTD→ 14957727 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AB ESTATE RENTALS LTD→ 11503661 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABACUS STORAGE LIMITED→ 09887484 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABBCAT LTD→ 16525579 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBEY PROPERTY LIMITED→ 09579509 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ABBY WATERS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07377458 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ABDS ESTATES LIMITED→ 16790373 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABODE LAND LTD→ 12765951 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABP PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 08275657 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABSALOM PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 04284279 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABSB PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 07691220 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
18 Maze Hill
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN38 0HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (3 active · 22 resigned)
LATHAM, Sarah Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLAUGHLIN, Rosanna→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHOTTON, Lesly→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2014-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLOYD, Gail Debra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-01 · resigned 2015-01-05
GINN, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2006-02-01
MCGOWAN, Deborah Lee→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1997-12-08
MOONCIE, Benedict St John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2003-10-31
AUSTEN, Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2016-04-05 · resigned 2022-01-14
BATTY, Marie Theresa→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1994-12-15
FLOYD, Gail Debra→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2014-10-06
GINN, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-07-30 · resigned 2007-10-25
GODSOE, Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2018-07-01
GREEN, Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2017-10-01
HAYMAN, Julia→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2009-03-31
HORRIGAN, Catherine Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · resigned 1999-11-09
HOWARTH, Victoria Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-01-14 · resigned 2023-03-31
KANKEL-GRIFFIN, Brigitte→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2002-11-30
MCGOWAN, Deborah Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1997-12-08
MILES, Jenny May→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 2001-07-01
MOONCIE, Benedict St John→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-01-23 · resigned 2003-10-31
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Recent filings (144 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-02