178 DYKE ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03870426 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-03

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£2.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,309

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,306 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↓ 65% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 65% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£2.3k	£6.6k
Current assets	£2.3k	£6.6k
Net assets	£2.3k	£6.6k

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

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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officers · CH01
2026-02-05
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officers · CH01
2026-02-05
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officers · CH03
2025-08-24
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accounts · AA
2025-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-03-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-26
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accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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accounts · AA
2021-09-08
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officers · AP01
2021-09-08
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officers · AP01
2021-09-08
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officers · TM01
2021-09-01
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HALEWOOD, David Kenneth appointed
director
2021-09-01
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LANDER, Joseph Aaron appointed
director
2021-09-01
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BARNES, Dean resigned
director
2021-08-14
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accounts · AA
2020-09-13
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accounts · AA
2019-09-03
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officers · CH01
2019-09-03
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officers · CH03
2019-09-03
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officers · CH01
2019-09-03
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officers · CH01
2018-02-27
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BARNES, Dean appointed
director
2018-02-07
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MOIR, Stephen John resigned
director
2010-06-22
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FLEMING, Deborah appointed
secretary
2010-06-22
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THOMSON, Laura resigned
secretary
2006-12-22
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MOIR, Stephen John appointed
director
2006-12-22
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SHORT, Tanya resigned
director
2004-01-29
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FLEMING, Deborah appointed
director
2004-01-29
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DAVIDSON, Sylvia resigned
secretary
2004-01-29
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THOMSON, Laura appointed
secretary
2004-01-29
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DAVIDSON, Sylvia resigned
director
2002-09-23
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THOMSON, Laura appointed
director
2002-09-20
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BRYANT, Andrew resigned
director
2002-08-19
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WATSON, Dominic Geoffrey appointed
director
2002-07-18
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LAWSON, Howard resigned
director
2000-12-25
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DAVIDSON, Sylvia appointed
secretary
2000-12-25
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RIGG, Roland Charles William resigned
secretary
2000-12-25
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BRYANT, Andrew appointed
director
2000-12-25
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DAVIDSON, Sylvia appointed
director
2000-12-25
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HARDING, Timothy John resigned
director
2000-12-25
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LAWSON, Howard appointed
director
2000-12-25
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RIGG, Roland Charles William resigned
director
2000-12-25
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SHORT, Tanya appointed
director
1999-11-03
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Company incorporated
As 178 DYKE ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
1999-11-03
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RIGG, Roland Charles William appointed
secretary
1999-11-03
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-03
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-03
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HARDING, Timothy John appointed
director
1999-11-03
➕
RIGG, Roland Charles William appointed
director
1999-11-03
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

Incorporated1999-11-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

178 Dyke Road

Brighton

BN1 5AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02