40 SOUTH ROAD (NEWHAVEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05348000 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    MASON, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    HILL, Gary Martin appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-01
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Loraine resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-05-09
    ➕
    ADLAM, Geoffrey Arnold appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-08
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Maureen Joan resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-15
    ➖
    HARMAN, Ricky Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2006-08-15
    ➕
    MASON, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  23. 2005-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40 SOUTH ROAD (NEWHAVEN) LIMITED
  24. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    ADLAM, Geoffrey Arnold appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Loraine appointed
    director
  28. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    HARMAN, Ricky Anthony appointed
    director
  29. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Maureen Joan appointed
    director
  30. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Incorporated2005-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

38 Cowley Drive
Woodingdean
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 6WB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

ADLAM, Geoffrey Arnold→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADLAM, Geoffrey Arnold→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-09
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Active
HILL, Gary Martin→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
HAMILTON, Loraine→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
HARMAN, Ricky Anthony→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2006-08-15
Resigned
HOLLAND, Maureen Joan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2016-05-08
Resigned
MASON, Kenneth John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2025-08-28
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01