146 KINGS ROAD, BRIGHTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03273422 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-04
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (70/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-08-14
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    PEACOCK, Caroline Lindsey resigned
    director
  5. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-23
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  9. 2020-01-06
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  10. 2020-01-06
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-01-06
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-04
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    GROVES, James resigned
    secretary
  13. 2019-11-04
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    ACKERMANN, Janet Mary resigned
    director
  14. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-30
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  18. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-17
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    MAJDALANY, Stephanie Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-12
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Caroline Lindsey appointed
    director
  21. 2013-08-21
    ➕
    CAPPER, Geraldine Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-17
    ➖
    MILLS, Peter, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-04-17
    ➕
    GROVES, James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-04-17
    ➖
    MILLS, Peter, Mr. resigned
    director
  25. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    MAJDALANY, Stephanie Mary appointed
    director
  26. 1996-12-04
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-12-04
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    MILLS, Peter, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  29. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    ACKERMANN, Janet Mary appointed
    director
  30. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    MILLS, Peter, Mr. appointed
    director
  31. 1996-11-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 146 KINGS ROAD, BRIGHTON LIMITED
  32. 1996-11-02
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-11-02
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Incorporated1996-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

168 Church Road
Hove
BN3 2DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

CAPPER, Geraldine Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROVES, James→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-17 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned
MILLS, Peter, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2013-04-17
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-02 · resigned 1996-12-04
Resigned
ACKERMANN, Janet Mary→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned
MAJDALANY, Stephanie Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2015-11-17
Resigned
MILLS, Peter, Mr.→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
PEACOCK, Caroline Lindsey→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-12 · resigned 2023-08-14
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-02 · resigned 1996-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-06