28 WILBURY VILLAS (HOVE) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03267270 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-22

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2025-06-16
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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address · AD01
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-05
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GASHI, Azem appointed
director
2021-10-05
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HURCOMB, Felicity Mary resigned
director
2021-10-05
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officers · AP01
2021-10-05
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officers · TM01
2021-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-10-30
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officers · CH03
2018-10-02
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officers · TM01
2018-10-01
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SADLER, Kathryn Rosina resigned
director
2018-10-01
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officers · TM01
2018-07-18
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STEPHENS, Estelle appointed
secretary
2018-07-18
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WALLIS, Ami Lucy appointed
director
2018-07-18
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SADLER, Kathryn Rosina resigned
secretary
2018-07-18
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officers · AP01
2018-07-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-09-26
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ELLERINGTON, Marina Francosie Racovitza appointed
director
2017-09-09
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CATO, Andrew resigned
director
2014-06-01
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CHORLTON, Leigh appointed
director
2014-06-01
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ADES, Steven Robert resigned
director
2012-11-20
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CATO, Andrew appointed
director
2012-11-20
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GOLDIN, Sarah Anne resigned
director
2010-09-23
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HURCOMB, Felicity Mary appointed
director
2010-09-23
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HURCOMB, John Martin resigned
director
2009-10-01
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GOLDIN, Sarah Anne resigned
director
2008-07-21
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ADES, Steven Robert appointed
director
2008-07-21
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ECKFORD, Grethe resigned
director
2007-12-14
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STEPHENS, Estelle appointed
director
2007-12-14
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DYMOND, Christopher John resigned
director
2006-03-01
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GOLDIN, Sarah Anne appointed
director
2006-01-12
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GOLDIN, Sarah Anne appointed
director
2005-10-19
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SADLER, Kathryn Rosina appointed
secretary
2005-10-17
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BIRCH, Simon George resigned
secretary
2005-10-17
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BIRCH, Simon George resigned
director
2004-11-10
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BIRCH, Simon George appointed
secretary
2003-12-10
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DYMOND, Christopher John resigned
secretary
2003-12-10
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ECKFORD, Grethe appointed
director
2003-01-15
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ECKFORD, Gail resigned
director
2002-11-22
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HURCOMB, John Martin appointed
director
2002-11-22
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MCLACHLAN, Sandra resigned
director
2000-05-08
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SADLER, Kathryn Rosina appointed
director
2000-03-09
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WISHART, Amanda Jane resigned
director
1999-11-29
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GRACE, Ian Vincent resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-10-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

168 Church Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 2DL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-15

Last: 2025-10-01