MARINA VIEW KINGSWEAR LIMITED

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02646704 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-09-18
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2022-08-09
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-08-08
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    TILY, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  7. 2022-05-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-04-14
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  9. 2022-04-13
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  10. 2022-04-13
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-24
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    CLARKE, John William appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-24
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    HIGGINS, Marie Sau-Mui appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-24
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    SQUIRE, Julian Fraser resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-24
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    TILY, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-01-15
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    GADD, Christopher John resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  20. 2018-10-01
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  21. 2018-09-04
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  22. 2018-02-23
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    SQUIRE, Julian Fraser appointed
    director
  23. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-08-24
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  25. 2016-08-21
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    HOLDEN, Eileen Benson resigned
    director
  26. 2016-02-16
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    LITTLE, Reginald Ernest Frank resigned
    director
  27. 2014-05-30
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    EVANS, David Bertram resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-11-07
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    TW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-09-30
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    LITTLE, Reginald Ernest Frank appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-21
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    REES, Margaret resigned
    director
  31. 2004-10-08
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    GADD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  32. 2003-11-19
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    REES, Margaret appointed
    director
  33. 2003-10-03
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    REES, John Vivian, Major resigned
    director
  34. 2003-04-22
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    EVANS, David Bertram appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-04-22
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    MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-04-22
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    MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter resigned
    director
  37. 2002-05-24
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    HOLDEN, Eileen Benson appointed
    director
  38. 2002-05-24
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    REES, John Vivian, Major appointed
    director
  39. 2002-05-24
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    SEWELL, Ronald Louis resigned
    director
  40. 2001-10-01
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    SEWELL, Ronald Louis appointed
    director
  41. 2001-09-29
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    STALLARD, Graham John, Director/Chairman resigned
    director
  42. 2001-02-23
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    WAGSTAFF, Colin John resigned
    director
  43. 2000-12-18
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    STALLARD, Graham John, Director/Chairman appointed
    director
  44. 2000-01-26
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    HOLDEN, Keith Ward, Dr resigned
    director
  45. 1996-07-08
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    MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter appointed
    secretary
  46. 1996-07-08
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    PILLAR, Jason Christopher resigned
    secretary
  47. 1996-07-08
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    MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter appointed
    director
  48. 1996-04-01
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    HOLDEN, Keith Ward, Dr appointed
    director
  49. 1996-04-01
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    PILLAR, Reginald Christopher resigned
    director
  50. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    WAGSTAFF, Colin John appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1991-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Petitor House Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants
Petitor House Nicholson Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ2 7TD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (3 active · 16 resigned)

TW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, John William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, Marie Sau-Mui→
director · ~84y · appointed 2022-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EVANS, David Bertram→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-22 · resigned 2014-05-30
Resigned
MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-08 · resigned 2003-04-22
Resigned
PILLAR, Jason Christopher→
secretary · resigned 1996-07-08
Resigned
GADD, Christopher John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-10-08 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
HOLDEN, Eileen Benson→
director · ~105y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2016-08-21
Resigned
HOLDEN, Keith Ward, Dr→
director · ~104y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2000-01-26
Resigned
LITTLE, Reginald Ernest Frank→
director · ~99y · appointed 2005-09-30 · resigned 2016-02-16
Resigned
MERRINGTON, Anthony Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-07-08 · resigned 2003-04-22
Resigned
PILLAR, Reginald Christopher→
director · ~86y · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
REES, John Vivian, Major→
director · ~101y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
REES, Margaret→
director · ~100y · appointed 2003-11-19 · resigned 2005-04-21
Resigned
SEWELL, Ronald Louis→
director · ~98y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
SQUIRE, Julian Fraser→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-23 · resigned 2022-03-24
Resigned
STALLARD, Graham John, Director/Chairman→
director · ~97y · appointed 2000-12-18 · resigned 2001-09-29
Resigned
TILY, Paul Anthony→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned
WAGSTAFF, Colin John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 2001-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23