2/3 CHICHESTER TERRACE LTD

🌳Matureactive

03999984 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-23

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

32 officers (9 active, 32 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-24	2024-06-24

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
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officers · AP01
2025-09-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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DIN, Rasshied Ali appointed
director
2025-08-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-11
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REYNOLDS, Bradley appointed
director
2025-08-11
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BOWNES, George Henry, Dr resigned
director
2025-08-01
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BERRY, Christopher resigned
director
2025-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
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CLARK, Andy, Dr appointed
secretary
2024-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-28
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MORCOM, Alexandra Mary, Dr appointed
director
2018-10-27
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MOSELY, Andrew Miles resigned
secretary
2018-10-27
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-10-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-10-20
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BERRY, Christopher appointed
director
2018-08-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-25
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WALKER, Christopher David resigned
director
2018-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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WALLACE-METCALFE, Norman resigned
director
2016-05-25
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MILLS, Timothy John appointed
director
2015-04-13
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WALLACE-METCALFE, Norman appointed
director
2015-03-29
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TOPPING, Michael Anthony Osborne resigned
director
2015-01-31
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COX, Elinor Joy resigned
director
2013-10-19
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MOSELY, Andrew Miles appointed
secretary
2013-10-18
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KENNEDY, Michael John resigned
secretary
2013-06-08
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BOWNES, George Henry, Dr appointed
director
2013-06-01
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KENNEDY, Michael John appointed
secretary
2013-05-18
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MOSELY, Andrew Miles appointed
director
2013-05-17
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SANDERS, Peter resigned
secretary
2013-05-17
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SANDERS, Peter resigned
director
2012-04-05
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PALMER, Kim resigned
secretary
2012-04-05
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SANDERS, Peter appointed
secretary
2012-01-28
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SKELTON, Hilary appointed
director
2012-01-28
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SANDERS, Deborah Mary Christine resigned
director
2012-01-28
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SANDERS, Peter appointed
director
2012-01-28
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SKELTON, Roy William resigned
director
2009-07-18
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WALKER, Christopher David appointed
director
2007-01-31
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GALLAGHER, Joseph Anthony resigned
director
2006-05-12
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GRUBBS, William Joseph resigned
director
2005-01-08
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KENNEDY, Michael resigned
secretary
2005-01-08
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PALMER, Kim appointed
secretary
2004-08-25
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GRUBBS, William Joseph appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

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

-8 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 89 — 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 89 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 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BERRY, Christopher resigned 2025-08-01; BOWNES, George Henry, Dr resigned 2025-08-11

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-05-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2/3 Chichester Terrace

Brighton

East Sussex

BN2 1FG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last made up to: 2025-06-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-07

Last: 2026-05-24