SUSSEX HERITAGE TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01331300 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1977-09-23

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 45.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 45.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 45.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

85 officers (13 active, 85 linked, 80 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

298 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand

2026-06-07
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2026-04-04
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ANSON, Charles Vernon resigned
director
2025-10-20
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2025-09-26
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2025-09-24
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CLARK, Joanna Lucy appointed
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2025-06-16
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2025-05-17
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2025-04-29
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FLIGHT, Graham Leslie appointed
secretary
2025-04-29
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FLIGHT, Graham Leslie appointed
director
2025-04-29
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PAVEY, James Robert appointed
director
2025-04-29
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HOMAN, Charles Spencer resigned
director
2025-01-21
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CHAN, Lap-Sun appointed
director
2024-11-11
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PETERS, Graham resigned
director
2024-09-24
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WARD, Simon Charles resigned
director
2024-09-24
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WILLIAMS, Victoria Anne Grant resigned
director
2024-02-05
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2024-01-23
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BACK, Victoria Amanda Mary appointed
director
2023-10-20
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2023-10-06
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-19
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WHITMORE, James Nicholas appointed
director
2023-09-19
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STEBBING, Christopher George resigned
secretary
2023-09-19
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KNIGHT, Simon Fairfax resigned
director
2023-09-19
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NATION DIXON, Francis resigned
director
2023-09-19
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STEBBING, Christopher George resigned
director
2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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2023-04-29
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2022-09-26
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2021-09-14
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HOBSON, Angela resigned
director
2021-09-14
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HOLLAND, Neil John resigned
director
2021-09-14
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HOMAN, Charles Spencer appointed
director
2021-09-14
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TURNER, Graham Neil resigned
director
2019-07-16
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GODFREY, John Douglas resigned
director
2019-04-02
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JONES, Nicholas Streather appointed
director
2019-04-02
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PAILTHORPE, Richard David Bruce appointed
director
2019-01-22
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COOPER, James Edwin Tilney appointed
director
2019-01-22
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COWAN, David Neville appointed
director
2018-07-16
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CROOK, Richard Nicholas appointed
director
2018-03-29
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LUCKETT, Julian Fryatt resigned
director
2017-11-02
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CHAPMAN, Sarah appointed
director
2017-11-02
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HOBSON, Angela appointed
director

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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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-04

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1977-09-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Chichester Enterprise Centre Room 42

Terminus Road

Chichester

PO19 8FY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-04OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-20