16 ROCK STREET BRIGHTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04880442 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-28
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 79/100 (strong), 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 (76/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-09
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    WILSON-SMITH, Judith Carol Elyot appointed
    director
  7. 2021-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-11-29
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    TIBBLES, Sally-Ann appointed
    director
  16. 2015-09-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-02-01
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    ROCK, Declan resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-16
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    CURSON, Ian David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-10-16
    ➕
    CURSON, Ian David appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-27
    ➖
    CLARKE, Hannah resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-08-27
    ➖
    CLARKE, Hannah resigned
    director
  23. 2009-08-27
    ➖
    CLARKE, Toby resigned
    director
  24. 2005-10-28
    ➖
    HOLMES, Lesley resigned
    director
  25. 2004-03-31
    ➕
    CLARKE, Hannah appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-12-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Lesley appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    CLARKE, Hannah appointed
    director
  28. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    CLARKE, Toby appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-27
    ➕
    ROCK, Declan appointed
    director
  30. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-08-29
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 ROCK STREET BRIGHTON LIMITED
  33. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-08-28
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian David Curson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

16 Rock Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 1NF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

CURSON, Ian David→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-16
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Active
CURSON, Ian David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-16
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Active
TIBBLES, Sally-Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-11-29
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Active
WILSON-SMITH, Judith Carol Elyot→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Hannah→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
CLARKE, Hannah→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
CLARKE, Toby→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2009-08-27
Resigned
HOLMES, Lesley→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2005-10-28
Resigned
ROCK, Declan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-10-27 · resigned 2015-02-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-28 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10