1 ARUNDEL TERRACE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04130235 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£4£5£6Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£6£6
Net assets£6£6

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2011-02-04
    ➖
    BORRETT, John Egbert resigned
    director
  16. 2009-11-03
    ➖
    MCGARITY, Tony resigned
    director
  17. 2008-11-28
    ➕
    INGLETHORPE, Samantha Jean appointed
    director
  18. 2006-07-28
    ➖
    TROTT, Clifford Charles resigned
    director
  19. 2005-02-28
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Catriona Elizabeth, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2001-03-18
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Catriona Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2001-03-18
    ➕
    MCGARITY, Tony appointed
    director
  22. 2001-03-18
    ➕
    TROTT, Clifford Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2000-12-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 ARUNDEL TERRACE LIMITED
  24. 2000-12-22
    ➕
    AGGAR, Lesley appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-12-22
    ➕
    AGGAR, Lesley appointed
    director
  26. 2000-12-22
    ➕
    WAYNE, Harold appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-12-22
    ➖
    WAYNE, Harold resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 2000-12-22
    ➕
    BORRETT, John Egbert appointed
    director
  29. 2000-12-22
    ➕
    WAYNE, Yvonne appointed
    nominee-director
  30. 2000-12-22
    ➖
    WAYNE, Yvonne resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Samantha Jean Inglethorpe
Individual · English · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Samantha Jean Inglethorpeceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

1 Arundel Terrace
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 1GA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

AGGAR, Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AGGAR, Lesley→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INGLETHORPE, Samantha Jean→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAYNE, Harold→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2000-12-22
Resigned
BORRETT, John Egbert→
director · ~101y · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2011-02-04
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Catriona Elizabeth, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-03-18 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
MCGARITY, Tony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-03-18 · resigned 2009-11-03
Resigned
TROTT, Clifford Charles→
director · ~97y · appointed 2001-03-18 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
WAYNE, Yvonne→
nominee-director · ~46y · appointed 2000-12-22 · resigned 2000-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-18