14 SEAFIELD ROAD HOVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04660323 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-10

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 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	2026-03-30	2025-03-30

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 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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2026-03-31
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2025-04-06
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2024-04-03
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2023-04-03
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2022-04-08
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2021-05-12
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2020-05-12
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accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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accounts · AA
2019-05-09
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officers · CH01
2019-05-08
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officers · CH01
2019-05-08
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officers · CH01
2019-05-08
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officers · AP01
2019-05-05
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officers · TM01
2019-05-03
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GRAU, Ronald Rudiger appointed
director
2019-05-03
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CARELESS, Paul James resigned
director
2018-05-23
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accounts · AA
2018-02-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-10-23
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SWAINE, Carla Mary resigned
director
2017-10-18
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BANNA, Stephane Raymond appointed
director
2015-03-31
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EASTHAM, Tom appointed
director
2015-03-31
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HIRSCHFELD, Adrienne Rosemary resigned
director
2014-12-05
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SEWARD, Philip Nicholas resigned
secretary
2012-07-13
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ELLIOTT, David Michael resigned
director
2012-07-13
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SWAINE, Carla Mary appointed
director
2011-12-01
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BAILEY, Desmond Rohan appointed
director
2011-12-01
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HOBBS, Deborah resigned
director
2008-05-30
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BELL, Robert Andrew resigned
director
2008-05-30
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CARELESS, Paul James appointed
director
2007-03-01
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ELLIOTT, David Michael appointed
director
2006-12-31
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SPEIGHT, Mariana resigned
director
2004-01-04
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SEWARD, Philip Nicholas appointed
secretary
2004-01-04
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BELL, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2004-01-04
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SPEIGHT, Mariana appointed
director
2003-11-28
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GLENTON, Peter Henry resigned
secretary
2003-11-28
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GLENTON, Peter Henry resigned
director
2003-03-03
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SEWARD, Philip Nicholas appointed
director
2003-03-03
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GLENTON, Peter Henry appointed
secretary
2003-03-03
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GLENTON, Peter Henry appointed
director
2003-03-03
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HIRSCHFELD, Adrienne Rosemary appointed
director
2003-03-03
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HOBBS, Deborah appointed
director
2003-02-13
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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2003-02-13
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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2003-02-10
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Company incorporated
As 14 SEAFIELD ROAD HOVE LIMITED
2003-02-10
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
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2003-02-10
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BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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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

-5 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-02-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

14 Seafield Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 2TN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-30

Last made up to: 2026-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-24

Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)

BAILEY, Desmond Rohan→

director · ~57y · appointed 2011-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BANNA, Stephane Raymond→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-10-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

EASTHAM, Tom→

director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAU, Ronald Rudiger→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SEWARD, Philip Nicholas→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-03

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Active

GLENTON, Peter Henry→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-11-28

Resigned

SEWARD, Philip Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-04 · resigned 2014-12-05

Resigned

BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2003-02-13

Resigned

BELL, Robert Andrew→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-01-04 · resigned 2008-05-30

Resigned

CARELESS, Paul James→

director · ~51y · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2019-05-03

Resigned

ELLIOTT, David Michael→

director · ~47y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2012-07-13

Resigned

GLENTON, Peter Henry→

director · ~80y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-11-28

Resigned

HIRSCHFELD, Adrienne Rosemary→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

HOBBS, Deborah→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2011-12-01

Resigned

SPEIGHT, Mariana→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-01-04 · resigned 2006-12-31

Resigned

SWAINE, Carla Mary→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-07-13 · resigned 2017-10-23

Resigned

BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2003-02-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-07

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07