11 SELBOURNE ROAD HOVE RESIDENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03020688 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98100Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 2 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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,221

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£844£2k£3k£3k£4kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-012024-01-01
Total assets£4.2k£4.2k
Net assets£4.2k£4.2k

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2023-06-17
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  4. 2022-09-24
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  5. 2021-02-19
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  7. 2019-10-01
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  8. 2018-09-24
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  9. 2017-09-20
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  10. 2016-09-30
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  11. 2016-03-01
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  12. 2016-03-01
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  16. 2015-02-11
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    ROBERTSON, David Charles resigned
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  17. 2013-02-08
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    WILLIAMS, Albert George resigned
    director
  18. 2004-05-28
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    CATER, Christopher Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2004-03-12
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    MOFFAT, Jonathan Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-12
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    HALLETT, Charles Leonard resigned
    director
  21. 2003-03-06
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    HALLETT, Charles Leonard appointed
    director
  22. 2002-04-29
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    THOMSETT, George resigned
    director
  23. 1998-10-21
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    ROBERTSON, David Charles appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-10-21
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    WILLIAMS, Sarah Amanda resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-05-22
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    CATER, Christopher Mark appointed
    director
  26. 1996-05-09
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    ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-05-07
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    WILLIAMS, Sarah Amanda appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-05-07
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    ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane resigned
    director
  29. 1995-02-23
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    ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-02-23
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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  31. 1995-02-23
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    ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane appointed
    director
  32. 1995-02-23
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    THOMSETT, George appointed
    director
  33. 1995-02-23
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    WILLIAMS, Albert George appointed
    director
  34. 1995-02-23
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  35. 1995-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 11 SELBOURNE ROAD HOVE RESIDENTS LIMITED
  36. 1995-02-10
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1995-02-10
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jonathan Patrick Moffat
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Melanie Moffat
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Cornelius House
178-180 Church Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 2DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last made up to: 2025-01-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

MOFFAT, Jonathan Patrick→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, David Charles→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 2015-02-11
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1996-05-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Sarah Amanda→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-07 · resigned 1998-10-21
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-02-23
Resigned
CATER, Christopher Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 1996-05-22 · resigned 2004-05-28
Resigned
HALLETT, Charles Leonard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2004-03-12
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Debbie Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 1996-05-07
Resigned
THOMSETT, George→
director · ~98y · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Albert George→
director · ~104y · appointed 1995-02-23 · resigned 2013-02-08
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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2026-02-13
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2025-08-26
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2025-02-17
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2024-09-02
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2024-02-13
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2023-06-17
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2023-02-14
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2022-09-24
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2022-02-10
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2021-02-24
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2021-02-19
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2021-02-19
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2020-02-13
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2019-10-01
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2019-02-20