19 WEST HILL ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04759810 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £6,300
Net assets shrinking
Down £225 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£6.3k£6.5k
Net assets£6.3k£6.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-02-02
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  7. 2020-03-03
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  8. 2018-11-09
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  9. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-05-14
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2015-04-14
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    GIBBS, David William appointed
    director
  15. 2015-04-14
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    DARLING, Andrew Brian resigned
    director
  16. 2015-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-14
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-04-14
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2010-03-03
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    STOTT, Lola appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-03
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    PETERSON, Benjamin Joseph Snow resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    PETERSON, Benjamin Joseph Snow appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    DARLING, Andrew Brian appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-16
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-05-16
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 WEST HILL ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED
  26. 2003-05-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-05-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Incorporated2003-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Ground Floor Flat
19 West Hill Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STOTT, Lola→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, David William→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETERSON, Benjamin Joseph Snow→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned
DARLING, Andrew Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2015-04-14
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-09 · resigned 2003-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-09