18 VERNON TERRACE BRIGHTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04034081 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-14

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jul 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (8 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

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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	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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2025-04-07
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2024-07-15
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officers · CH01
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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officers · AP01
2024-05-18
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officers · AP01
2024-05-18
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officers · TM01
2024-05-18
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officers · TM01
2024-04-19
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GUERIN, Tamsyn Alice appointed
director
2024-04-19
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MCDONAGH, Francesca resigned
director
2023-11-08
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PERKINS, Stephen John appointed
director
2023-11-08
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PERKINS, Joanne Louise resigned
director
2023-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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gazette · DISS40
2021-02-15
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accounts · AA
2021-01-26
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-15
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gazette · GAZ1
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-07-14
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FINNIS, Hazel appointed
director
2010-07-14
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BOWLER, Lucas David, Dr resigned
director
2007-05-31
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EZIEFULA, Alice Chijoke appointed
director
2007-05-23
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ROYLANCE, Alistair James, Dr appointed
secretary
2007-05-23
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ROYLANCE, Alistair James, Dr appointed
director
2007-05-23
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COWLAND, Mark James resigned
secretary
2007-05-23
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COWLAND, Mark James resigned
director
2004-12-21
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COKER, Zoe appointed
director
2004-12-21
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COWLAND, Mark James appointed
secretary
2004-12-21
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THOMAS, David Huw resigned
secretary
2004-12-21
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THOMAS, David Huw resigned
director
2002-08-16
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BLACK, Ann Louise appointed
director
2002-08-16
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KIDD, Richard Arthur Henry resigned
director
2002-03-01
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DERBY, Edward John Walter resigned
director
2002-03-01
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PERKINS, Joanne Louise appointed
director
2002-03-01
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STRONGE, Helen Mary Eileen resigned
director
2001-08-31
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COWLAND, Mark James appointed
director
2000-11-30
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MCDONAGH, Francesca appointed
director
2000-11-29
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BAKER, Fiona resigned
director
2000-07-14
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Company incorporated
As 18 VERNON TERRACE BRIGHTON LIMITED
2000-07-14
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THOMAS, David Huw appointed
secretary
2000-07-14
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C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-14
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C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-07-14
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BAKER, Fiona appointed
director
2000-07-14
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BOWLER, Lucas David, Dr appointed
director
2000-07-14
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DERBY, Edward John Walter appointed
director
2000-07-14
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KIDD, Richard Arthur Henry appointed
director
2000-07-14
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STRONGE, Helen Mary Eileen appointed
director
2000-07-14
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THOMAS, David Huw appointed
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

-7 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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

Incorporated2000-07-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

18 Vernon Terrace

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 3JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-24

Last: 2025-06-10