12 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03668094 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-16
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
83 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £12,424
Net assets shrinking
Down £32,849 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.4k | £45.3k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £40.2k |
| Net assets | £12.4k | £45.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26➕HAIM, Natasha Deborah Colette appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-16➕SPRINGER, Benn appointeddirector
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-03-29➖COWLEY, Hannah Beth resigneddirector
- 2006-11-08➕ORNELLAS, Jeremy Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-11-08➕COWLEY, Hannah Beth appointeddirector
- 2006-08-24➖WHITE, Matthew Giles resigneddirector
- 2002-04-12➖MURPHY, Jerry Terence resigneddirector
- 2002-04-12➕WHITE, Matthew Giles appointeddirector
- 2000-03-07➕CURME, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-07➖SEMPLE, Claire Louise resignedsecretary
- 2000-03-07➕MURPHY, Jerry Terence appointeddirector
- 2000-03-07➖SEMPLE, Claire Louise resigneddirector
- 1998-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 12 FOURTH AVENUE LIMITED
- 1998-11-16➕CURME, Ian appointeddirector
- 1998-11-16➕SEMPLE, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-16➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-16➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-11-16➕SEMPLE, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 1998-11-16➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-11-16➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 PERCIVAL TERRACE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 03764767 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 12 BUCKINGHAM ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 03115616 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 12 CROMWELL ROAD HOVE LIMITED→ 04503923 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 12 DOUGLAS AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 14324164 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 12 EATON ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED→ 03283314 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| 12 GRASSINGTON ROAD (EASTBOURNE) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04943733 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 12 KING'S GARDENS LIMITED→ 02106225 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 12 LANSDOWNE STREET HOVE LIMITED→ 09107210 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 12 NORFOLK TERRACE BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02129762 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| 12 ORIENTAL PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05017996 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 12 PALMEIRA AVENUE HOVE FREEHOLDERS COMPANY LIMITED→ 05551115 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 12 POWIS SQUARE (BRIGHTON) FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 13508029 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-16
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: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)
Active
Active
HAIM, Natasha Deborah Colette→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORNELLAS, Jeremy Paul→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPRINGER, Benn→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEMPLE, Claire Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 2000-03-07
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1998-11-16
COWLEY, Hannah Beth→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-08 · resigned 2012-03-29
MURPHY, Jerry Terence→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2000-03-07 · resigned 2002-04-12
SEMPLE, Claire Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 2000-03-07
WHITE, Matthew Giles→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2006-08-24
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 1998-11-16
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27