AGE UK WEST SUSSEX ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03618876 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-11
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-03
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    MOHAMMED, Alison Shea appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-03
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    DIXON, John Douglas resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-11-22
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    WATSON, Sarah appointed
    director
  14. 2021-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-10-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-01
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    DIXON, John Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-08
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    PAGE, Robert Charles resigned
    director
  21. 2020-12-02
    ➖
    BARNETT, Leonard resigned
    director
  22. 2020-06-30
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    ASHTON, Robert Joseph Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-03-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2019-03-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  26. 2019-03-01
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    RICE, Helen Laura appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-03-01
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    HENDERSON, Diane resigned
    secretary
  28. 2012-03-21
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    CLOAKE, Graham Arthur resigned
    director
  29. 2010-09-28
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    ASHTON, Robert Joseph Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2010-09-28
    ➕
    CLOAKE, Graham Arthur appointed
    director
  31. 2010-09-28
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    ROBERTS, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  32. 2010-03-31
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    BOUGHTON LEIGH, Charles Brandon Theodoius resigned
    director
  33. 2006-01-03
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    HENDERSON, Diane appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-01-03
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    LEAFHEAD, Marie resigned
    secretary
  35. 2005-09-28
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    BARNETT, Leonard appointed
    director
  36. 2005-04-01
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    ROGERS, Peter Holman resigned
    director
  37. 2004-07-23
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    LEAFHEAD, Marie appointed
    secretary
  38. 2004-07-23
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    PORTERFIELD, Matthew John resigned
    secretary
  39. 2004-02-23
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    BOUGHTON LEIGH, Charles Brandon Theodoius appointed
    director
  40. 2003-11-18
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    PAGE, Robert Charles appointed
    director
  41. 2003-04-01
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    CLAYTON, Robyn resigned
    secretary
  42. 2003-03-31
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    PORTERFIELD, Matthew John appointed
    secretary
  43. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    ANNISS, Audrey Catherine resigned
    director
  44. 2003-03-31
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    JAMES, Patricia Agnes resigned
    director
  45. 2003-03-31
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    KNIGHT, Brian Douglas resigned
    director
  46. 2003-03-31
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    ROGERS, Peter Holman appointed
    director
  47. 2000-11-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Peter Edward Hart and Patricia Mary Hart
  48. 2000-04-12
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    ANNISS, Audrey Catherine resigned
    secretary
  49. 2000-04-12
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    CLAYTON, Robyn appointed
    secretary
  50. 2000-04-12
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    ANNISS, Audrey Catherine resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Age Uk West Sussex is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Age Uk West Sussex
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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AGE UK WEST SUSSEX ENTERPRISES LIMITED
This company · 03618876

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Age Uk West Sussex
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/05/2016

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
Incorporated1998-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Ground Floor, 95 Queens Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3XE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)

RICE, Helen Laura→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
MOHAMMED, Alison Shea→
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-12-03
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Active
WATSON, Sarah→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANNISS, Audrey Catherine→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-09 · resigned 2000-04-12
Resigned
CLAYTON, Robyn→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-12 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
HENDERSON, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-03 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
KING, Malcolm Barry→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 1999-04-09
Resigned
LEAFHEAD, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-23 · resigned 2006-01-03
Resigned
PORTERFIELD, Matthew John→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
ANNISS, Audrey Catherine→
director · ~99y · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 2000-04-12
Resigned
ANNISS, Audrey Catherine→
director · ~99y · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
ASHTON, Robert Joseph Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
BARNETT, Leonard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-09-28 · resigned 2020-12-02
Resigned
BOUGHTON LEIGH, Charles Brandon Theodoius→
director · ~82y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
CLOAKE, Graham Arthur→
director · ~92y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2012-03-21
Resigned
DIXON, John Douglas→
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-12-03
Resigned
JAMES, Patricia Agnes→
director · ~102y · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
KNIGHT, Brian Douglas→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-08-20 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
PAGE, Robert Charles→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-11-18 · resigned 2020-12-08
Resigned
ROBERTS, Patricia Anne→
director · ~87y · appointed 2000-04-12 · resigned 2010-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Peter Edward Hart and Patricia Mary Hart
Rent deposit deed1 property01/11/2000—
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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22