140 MARINE PARADE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03914310 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-27

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-03-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-06-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-18
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-06-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-07
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-06-07
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-06
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elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2024-06-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
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KNIGHT-STRINGER, Stephen John appointed
director
2023-10-03
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CORFIELD, Lucy resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-31
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CLARKE, Jennifer resigned
director
2019-01-31
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CORFIELD, Lucy appointed
director
2016-03-10
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HOWARD, David appointed
director
2016-03-10
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ANDRESS, Barbara Elaine resigned
director
2014-06-24
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MCREDDIE, Kenneth resigned
director
2014-06-14
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STEWART, Duncan Bernard, Dr appointed
director
2011-04-28
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ANDRESS, Barbara Elaine appointed
director
2011-04-28
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KNIBBS, Gary resigned
director
2007-06-20
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CLARKE, Jennifer appointed
director
2007-06-20
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HANRAHAN, Noel Michael resigned
director
2006-12-18
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KNIBBS, Gary appointed
director
2001-05-05
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MCREDDIE, Kenneth appointed
director
2000-01-27
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Company incorporated
As 140 MARINE PARADE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
2000-01-27
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MCCABE, Frances Agnes appointed
secretary
2000-01-27
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MCCABE, Frances Agnes appointed
director
2000-01-27
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-01-27
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PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-01-27
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HANRAHAN, Noel Michael appointed
director
2000-01-27
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-01-27
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PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-01-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

140 Marine Parade

Brighton

BN2 1DF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10