9 WALPOLE TERRACE BRIGHTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04590475 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-14
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
79 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-15➖REED, Frances resigneddirector
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21➕UPCHURCH, Olivia appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21➖TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis resignedsecretary
- 2017-11-21➕REED, Frances appointeddirector
- 2017-11-21➖TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis resigneddirector
- 2017-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-09-30➕MINNS, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2012-01-01➖DAVIES, Keri resignedsecretary
- 2012-01-01➕TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-14➕BILEY, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2008-10-14➖CARTICIANO, Xerxes resigneddirector
- 2008-10-14➖PRUDAMES, David James John Peter resigneddirector
- 2008-10-14➕TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis appointeddirector
- 2006-03-03➕CARTICIANO, Xerxes appointeddirector
- 2005-12-01➕DAVIES, Keri appointeddirector
- 2005-12-01➕DAVIES, Keri appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-11➖FORD, Natalie Jane resigneddirector
- 2005-06-24➖SHEPPARD, Alexander James resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-24➖SHEPPARD, Alexander James resigneddirector
- 2003-12-18➕PRUDAMES, David James John Peter appointeddirector
- 2003-12-18➖SHEPPARD, David resigneddirector
- 2003-02-21➕MINNS, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2003-02-21➕FORD, Natalie Jane appointeddirector
- 2003-02-21➕SHEPPARD, Alexander James appointeddirector
- 2002-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 9 WALPOLE TERRACE BRIGHTON LIMITED
- 2002-11-14➕SHEPPARD, Alexander James appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-14➕SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-14➖SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-14➕SHEPPARD, David appointeddirector
- 2002-11-14➕SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-11-14➖SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
9 Walpole Terrace
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)
Active
BILEY, James Edward→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Keri→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-12-01
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MINNS, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-21
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UPCHURCH, Olivia→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-11-21
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DAVIES, Keri→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-01 · resigned 2012-01-01
SHEPPARD, Alexander James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2005-06-24
TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2017-11-21
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14
CARTICIANO, Xerxes→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2008-10-14
FORD, Natalie Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2005-07-11
PRUDAMES, David James John Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2003-12-18 · resigned 2008-10-14
REED, Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2017-11-21 · resigned 2019-11-15
SHEPPARD, Alexander James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2005-06-24
SHEPPARD, David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2003-12-18
TINLEY, Nicholas Curtis→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2017-11-21
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-14 · resigned 2002-11-14
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Recent filings (79 total)
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2025-09-23
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2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-09-27
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2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-09-27
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2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-09-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-09-28
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2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2019-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-25