17 SOUTHFIELDS ROAD (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05146596 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-02-21
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  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-11-27
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    GRARD, Alain Jean Baptiste resigned
    director
  7. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2016-06-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-31
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    GRARD, Alain Jean Baptiste appointed
    director
  18. 2014-01-31
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    OSBORNE, David Christopher resigned
    director
  19. 2007-06-11
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    KNIGHT, Neil Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2007-06-11
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    TAYLOR, Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2004-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 17 SOUTHFIELDS ROAD (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED
  22. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    WALKER, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    WALKER, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-06-07
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    OSBORNE, David Christopher appointed
    director
  27. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2004-06-07
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 2004-06-07
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
Incorporated2004-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

17 Southfields Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 1BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WALKER, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Neil Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-06-11
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Active
WALKER, Sally Ann→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
Resigned
GRARD, Alain Jean Baptiste→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2021-11-27
Resigned
OSBORNE, David Christopher→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
TAYLOR, Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2007-06-11
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2004-06-07 · resigned 2004-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-13