23 DITCHLING RISE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04823114 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-07-07

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.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (4 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-24	2024-06-24
Average employees	4	0

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-13
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YAZDANI, Cyrus resigned
director
2024-08-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-21
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
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BULL, Ian appointed
secretary
2024-01-02
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BULL, Ian James, Dr appointed
director
2024-01-02
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YAZDANI, Cyrus appointed
director
2024-01-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-01
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SPITERI, Thomas resigned
secretary
2024-01-01
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PAYNE, Richard Thurston resigned
director
2024-01-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
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BULL, Ian James resigned
director
2022-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
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PITTS, Annie Maew appointed
director
2013-08-01
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WARBURTON, John resigned
director
2012-09-28
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SPITERI, Thomas Pierre Michel appointed
director
2012-09-28
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SPITERI, Thomas appointed
secretary
2012-09-06
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MCGACHY, Michael resigned
secretary
2012-09-06
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MCGACHY, Michael resigned
director
2011-05-12
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KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry resigned
secretary
2011-05-12
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MCGACHY, Michael appointed
secretary
2011-05-12
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BULL, Ian James appointed
director
2011-05-12
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KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry resigned
director
2006-03-28
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WARBURTON, John appointed
director
2006-01-27
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COX, Jason Martin resigned
director
2004-01-21
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COX, Jason Martin appointed
director
2003-12-13
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STALEY, Karen Rowena resigned
director
2003-07-07
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Company incorporated
As 23 DITCHLING RISE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
2003-07-07
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KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry appointed
secretary
2003-07-07
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STL SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-07
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STL SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-07
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KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry appointed
director
2003-07-07
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MCGACHY, Michael appointed
director
2003-07-07
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PAYNE, Richard Thurston appointed
director
2003-07-07
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STALEY, Karen Rowena appointed
director

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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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Ian James Bull Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/07/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Thomas Pierre Michel Spitericeased 01/01/2024· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-07-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Glebe Road

Cheam

Sutton

SM2 7NS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last made up to: 2025-06-24

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

BULL, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2024-01-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BULL, Ian James, Dr→

director · ~65y · appointed 2024-01-02

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Active

PITTS, Annie Maew→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SPITERI, Thomas Pierre Michel→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-09-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2011-05-12

Resigned

MCGACHY, Michael→

secretary · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2012-09-06

Resigned

SPITERI, Thomas→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2024-01-01

Resigned

STL SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07

Resigned

BULL, Ian James→

director · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-12 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

COX, Jason Martin→

director · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-21 · resigned 2006-01-27

Resigned

KINSMAN, Andrew Peter Harry→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2011-05-12

Resigned

MCGACHY, Michael→

director · ~66y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2012-09-06

Resigned

PAYNE, Richard Thurston→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2024-01-01

Resigned

STALEY, Karen Rowena→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-12-13

Resigned

WARBURTON, John→

director · ~71y · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2013-08-01

Resigned

YAZDANI, Cyrus→

director · ~44y · appointed 2024-01-02 · resigned 2025-01-13

Resigned

STL DIRECTORS LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

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2026-02-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-08-02

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

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2024-07-21

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

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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

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2024-01-02

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