16 GRAND PARADE BRIGHTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03610043 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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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 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-08-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-04-01
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    SIULING PERKINTON, Sarah appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-01
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    CLAYTON, Emma resigned
    director
  10. 2021-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-23
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    CLAYTON, Emma Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-03-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-04-04
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    SOTERIOU, Louis appointed
    director
  20. 2017-04-01
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    ANDREWS, Shirley Maria resigned
    director
  21. 2017-03-08
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    HANSON, Nicholas Michael Melville appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2017-02-16
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    TASKER, Patricia resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-01
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    BENNETT, Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-01
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    CLAYTON, Emma Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-11-01
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    HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  27. 2013-11-01
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    HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr. resigned
    director
  28. 2012-03-27
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    CLAYTON, Emma appointed
    director
  29. 2012-03-27
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    JEFFERY, Darren, Mr. resigned
    director
  30. 2011-07-31
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    ANDREWS, Shirley Maria appointed
    director
  31. 2011-07-31
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    ISLES, Christopher, Mr. resigned
    director
  32. 2006-09-15
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    JEFFERY, Darren, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 2006-09-14
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    STRANGE, Gordon Arthur resigned
    director
  34. 2004-12-29
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    HERRING, Michael Frederick resigned
    director
  35. 2004-12-29
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    HERRING, Patricia Irene resigned
    director
  36. 2004-12-29
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    HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr. appointed
    director
  37. 2004-04-22
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    STRANGE, Gordon Arthur resigned
    secretary
  38. 2003-08-24
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    HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  39. 2003-07-26
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    HERRING, Michael Frederick appointed
    director
  40. 2003-07-26
    ➕
    HERRING, Patricia Irene appointed
    director
  41. 2003-07-25
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    PRYOR, Nicholas resigned
    director
  42. 2001-01-17
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    ISLES, Christopher, Mr. appointed
    director
  43. 2001-01-17
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    WESCOMBE, Nick Ian resigned
    director
  44. 1999-04-03
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    PRYOR, Nicholas appointed
    director
  45. 1999-03-28
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    WESCOMBE, Nick Ian appointed
    director
  46. 1999-03-05
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    BIRCH, Andrew John, Mr. appointed
    director
  47. 1999-03-05
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    STRANGE, Gordon Arthur appointed
    secretary
  48. 1999-03-05
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1999-03-05
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    STRANGE, Gordon Arthur appointed
    director
  50. 1999-03-05
    ➕
    TASKER, Patricia appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Incorporated1998-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

16 Grand Parade
Brighton
BN2 9QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (5 active · 16 resigned)

BENNETT, Charles→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRCH, Andrew John, Mr.→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANSON, Nicholas Michael Melville→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIULING PERKINTON, Sarah→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOTERIOU, Louis→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYTON, Emma Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-01 · resigned 2019-03-23
Resigned
HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-24 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
STRANGE, Gordon Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-05 · resigned 2004-04-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-05 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
ANDREWS, Shirley Maria→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-07-31 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
CLAYTON, Emma→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-27 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned
HERRING, Michael Frederick→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-07-26 · resigned 2004-12-29
Resigned
HERRING, Patricia Irene→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-07-26 · resigned 2004-12-29
Resigned
HERRING, Timothy Michael, Mr.→
director · ~43y · appointed 2004-12-29 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
ISLES, Christopher, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-01-17 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
JEFFERY, Darren, Mr.→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2012-03-27
Resigned
PRYOR, Nicholas→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-04-03 · resigned 2003-07-25
Resigned
STRANGE, Gordon Arthur→
director · ~102y · appointed 1999-03-05 · resigned 2006-09-14
Resigned
TASKER, Patricia→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-03-05 · resigned 2017-02-16
Resigned
WESCOMBE, Nick Ian→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-03-28 · resigned 2001-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06