3 BUCKINGHAM ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED

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05299183 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    WALKER, Stephanie resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  3. 2025-12-01
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  4. 2024-11-30
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  5. 2023-12-01
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  6. 2022-12-01
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  7. 2021-12-02
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  8. 2021-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2019-12-03
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  11. 2018-12-03
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  12. 2017-12-01
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  13. 2016-12-05
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  14. 2015-12-02
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  15. 2015-12-02
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  16. 2015-12-02
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  17. 2012-04-10
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    MEETEN, Frances, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2009-11-20
    ➖
    BOWLER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  19. 2008-06-13
    ➖
    HAGGARTY, Kay resigned
    director
  20. 2008-06-13
    ➕
    WALKER, Stephanie appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-22
    ➕
    BOWLER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-28
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    FISHER, Paul resigned
    director
  23. 2005-02-16
    ➕
    HAGGARTY, Kay appointed
    director
  24. 2004-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 BUCKINGHAM ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED
  25. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    WELLS, Andrew Courtney appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    WELLS, Andrew Courtney appointed
    director
  27. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    FISHER, Paul appointed
    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 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Courtney Wells
Individual · British · DOB 08/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence29/11/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

3 Buckingham Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 3RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

WELLS, Andrew Courtney→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEETEN, Frances, Dr→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLS, Andrew Courtney→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWLER, Andrew James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-04-22 · resigned 2009-11-20
Resigned
FISHER, Paul→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
HAGGARTY, Kay→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-02-16 · resigned 2008-06-13
Resigned
WALKER, Stephanie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03