12 WATERLOO STREET HOVE LIMITED

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05971841 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1£2£3£4£5Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-242023-12-24
Total assets—£5
Net assets—£5

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-30
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    WRIGHT, Anita Louise resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  9. 2021-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-13
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    DAVIS, Michael William resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-08-11
    ➕
    DAVIS, Michael William appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-08-11
    ➖
    JAMES, Karen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-08-11
    ➖
    JAMES, Karen resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 12 WATERLOO STREET HOVE LIMITED
  22. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    BRONKHORST, Adam Simon appointed
    director
  23. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    SIMMONS, Catherine Yvonne appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    JAMES, Karen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-19
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-10-19
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    JAMES, Karen appointed
    director
  28. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Anita Louise appointed
    director
  29. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-10-19
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-10-19
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2006-10-19
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Incorporated2006-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Suite 3 Sheridan House
112-116 Western Road
Hove
BN3 1DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last made up to: 2024-12-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BRONKHORST, Adam Simon→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMMONS, Catherine Yvonne→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Michael William→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-11 · resigned 2013-09-13
Resigned
JAMES, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2009-08-11
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned
JAMES, Karen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2009-08-11
Resigned
WRIGHT, Anita Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-19 · resigned 2006-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09