31 GOLDSTONE ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05099417 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-08
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).
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 (1 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
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2022-12-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-12➖PECK, Philip Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-02➖SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-02➖SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann resigneddirector
- 2005-04-08➕PECK, Philip Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 31 GOLDSTONE ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED
- 2004-04-08➕SARJENT, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2004-04-08➕SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-08➕STL SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-08➖STL SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-04-08➕SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann appointeddirector
- 2004-04-08➕STL DIRECTORS LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-04-08➖STL DIRECTORS LTD resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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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| 2NQ IDENTITY & PLACE LTD→ 11511640 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3 GOLDSTONE ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED→ 04328349 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 3 LANSDOWNE PLACE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 04455742 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| 31 WARREN STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07092598 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 32 BOUNDARY ROAD HOVE LTD→ 09620030 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 34 BRUNSWICK PLACE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 05463156 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 34 BRUNSWICK SQUARE LTD→ 05912914 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 34 LANGNEY ROAD EASTBOURNE LIMITED→ 16564496 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 QUEENS PARK ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 05512521 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 36-38 ARUNDEL ROAD LIMITED→ 08005311 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 37 VERNON TERRACE (BRIGHTON) LIMITED→ 05858058 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
30 Shirley Drive
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6UD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
SARJENT, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PECK, Philip Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-04-08 · resigned 2014-01-12
SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2005-05-02
STL SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-04-08
SCOTT, Jacqueline Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2005-05-02
STL DIRECTORS LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-04-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-12-30
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-17