125 SUTHERLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05987668 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-03
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-10
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2025-12-09
    DUNKLEY, Zoe Lauren appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-11-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-11-18
    BRODIN, Simon Dean appointed
    director
  8. 2025-11-11
    SMYTH, James Francis resigned
    director
  9. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-08-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-06-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-06-13
    SMYTH, James Francis resigned
    secretary
  13. 2024-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-11-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2024-11-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-08-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2024-08-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2024-08-20
    INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2024-08-20
    ALEXANDER FAULKNER PARTNERSHIP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2024-07-03
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2024-06-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2023-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-11-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2023-10-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2023-01-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company
    officers · TM02
  26. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  27. 2023-01-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2023-01-01
    ALEXANDER FAULKNER PARTNERSHIP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2022-07-08
    HYER, Matthew Ross resigned
    secretary
  30. 2022-07-08
    SMYTH, James Francis appointed
    secretary
  31. 2020-05-01
    MAGNER, Richard Arthur resigned
    director
  32. 2006-12-04
    HYER, Matthew Ross appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-12-03
    COOK, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  34. 2006-11-12
    JOHNSON, Sharon Elsa appointed
    director
  35. 2006-11-12
    MAGNER, Richard Arthur appointed
    director
  36. 2006-11-12
    SMYTH, James Francis appointed
    director
  37. 2006-11-11
    COOK, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  38. 2006-11-07
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2006-11-07
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2006-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 125 SUTHERLAND LIMITED
  41. 2006-11-03
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2006-11-03
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SMYTH, James Francis resigned 2025-06-13; SMYTH, James Francis resigned 2025-11-11

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Queensway House
11 Queensway
New Milton
BH25 5NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

INNOVUS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-08-20
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Active
BRODIN, Simon Dean
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-11-18
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Active
DUNKLEY, Zoe Lauren
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-12-09
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Active
JOHNSON, Sharon Elsa
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-11-12
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Active
COOK, Michael John
secretary · appointed 2006-11-11 · resigned 2006-12-03
Resigned
HYER, Matthew Ross
secretary · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2022-07-08
Resigned
SMYTH, James Francis
secretary · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2025-06-13
Resigned
ALEXANDER FAULKNER PARTNERSHIP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-01-01 · resigned 2024-08-20
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-03 · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned
MAGNER, Richard Arthur
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-11-12 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
SMYTH, James Francis
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-11-12 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-03 · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-05
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-08-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-27