4-5 CENTRE CLIFF LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03018110 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-03
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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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
92 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-04-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-04-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-09➖GAFFNEY, David John resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-23➕JAMBORETZ, Naomi appointeddirector
- 2013-09-23➖GODFREY, Dominique Emma Clotilde resigneddirector
- 2013-04-19➕LEE, Adrian Russell appointeddirector
- 2011-06-01➖HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles resigneddirector
- 2011-03-02➕GODFREY, Dominique Emma Clotilde appointeddirector
- 2010-02-08➖WHEELER, Leslie Arthur resigneddirector
- 2008-03-17➕GAFFNEY, David John appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-17➖WHEELER, Leslie Arthur resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-15➖HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles resignedsecretary
- 1996-01-23➕WHEELER, Leslie Arthur appointedsecretary
- 1995-04-03➕HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles appointedsecretary
- 1995-04-03➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-04-03➕HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles appointeddirector
- 1995-04-03➕WHEELER, Leslie Arthur appointeddirector
- 1995-04-03➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 4-5 CENTRE CLIFF LIMITED
- 1995-02-03➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-02-03➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Naomi Jamboretz Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adrian Russell Lee Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
4 To 5 4 To 5 Centre Cliff
Southwold
Suffolk
IP18 6EN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
JAMBORETZ, Naomi→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Adrian Russell→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAFFNEY, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2018-01-09
HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1996-02-15
WHEELER, Leslie Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-01-23 · resigned 2008-03-17
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1995-04-03
GODFREY, Dominique Emma Clotilde→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-02 · resigned 2013-09-23
HORWOOD, Jeffrey Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 2011-06-01
WHEELER, Leslie Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 2010-02-08
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1995-04-03
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Recent filings (92 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-08