15 RANELAGH VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03887135 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-01
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
£10.1k
book net assets
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 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -60% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 9 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
98 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.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,122
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,897 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 60% YoY
Cash YoY
-60%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 60% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£6k£8k£11k£14kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£10.1k£14.0k
Cash£2.6k£6.5k
Net assets£10.1k£14.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-27
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  3. 2025-07-28
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    LIGHT, Emily Sarah resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-09-10
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  7. 2023-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2023-08-02
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    HATFIELD, Thomas George resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-10
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    LIGHT, Emily resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-03-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-06-07
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  12. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2021-04-03
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    SYMONDS, Christopher Paul resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-04-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-04-03
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  16. 2021-03-18
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    SYMONDS, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2021-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-03-18
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-03-12
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    LIGHT, Emily Sarah appointed
    director
  20. 2021-03-04
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    LIGHT, Emily appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-02-15
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  22. 2021-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-12-17
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    ROLO ESTATES appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2020-11-01
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    WILLIAMS, Russell Middleton resigned
    director
  25. 2020-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  27. 2019-08-19
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  28. 2013-10-10
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    SYMONDS, Christopher Paul appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-10-06
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    STONER, Yvonne Joan resigned
    secretary
  30. 2012-09-15
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    WILLIAMS, Russell Middleton appointed
    director
  31. 2007-02-04
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    ACQUAVIVA, Marc John appointed
    director
  32. 2006-12-21
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    MIDDLETON WILLIAMS, Russell Brian resigned
    director
  33. 2005-08-11
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    ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann resigned
    secretary
  34. 2005-08-01
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    STONER, Yvonne Joan appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann resigned
    director
  36. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    SYMONDS, Christopher Paul appointed
    director
  37. 2003-12-31
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    REYNOLDS, Malcolm Beynon resigned
    director
  38. 1999-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 15 RANELAGH VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED
  39. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    STONER, Yvonne Joan appointed
    director
  40. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-12-01
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    7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  42. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  43. 1999-12-01
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    HATFIELD, Thomas George appointed
    director
  44. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    MIDDLETON WILLIAMS, Russell Brian appointed
    director
  45. 1999-12-01
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    REYNOLDS, Malcolm Beynon appointed
    director
  46. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann appointed
    director
  47. 1999-12-01
    ➕
    7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  48. 1999-12-01
    ➖
    7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 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 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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-12-01
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: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

ACQUAVIVA, Marc John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STONER, Yvonne Joan→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROLO ESTATES→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIGHT, Emily→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-04 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2005-08-11
Resigned
STONER, Yvonne Joan→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2013-10-06
Resigned
SYMONDS, Christopher Paul→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-10 · resigned 2021-04-03
Resigned
7SIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned
HATFIELD, Thomas George→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2023-08-02
Resigned
LIGHT, Emily Sarah→
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-03-12 · resigned 2025-07-28
Resigned
MIDDLETON WILLIAMS, Russell Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Malcolm Beynon→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Sheila Ann→
director · ~93y · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
SYMONDS, Christopher Paul→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2021-03-18
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Russell Middleton→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-09-15 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned
7SIDE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 1999-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-10
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2023-08-27
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2023-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
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2022-06-07
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2021-12-01
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2021-08-27
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officers · TM02
2021-04-03