38 SELBORNE ROAD (HOVE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06140602 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-11-20
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Hannah Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-15
    ➖
    LAWTON, Kirsty, Dr resigned
    director
  15. 2019-01-26
    ➖
    MCDONOUGH, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  16. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-12-08
    ➕
    BIRRELL, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-08
    ➖
    JONES, Ena Brenda resigned
    director
  21. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-02-28
    ➕
    MCDONOUGH, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-19
    ➕
    LAWTON, Kirsty, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-13
    ➖
    STEVENS, Andrew Paul, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2007-11-01
    ➖
    LAMB, Suzanne Aimee Louise resigned
    director
  26. 2007-11-01
    ➕
    STEVENS, Andrew Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2007-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 SELBORNE ROAD (HOVE) LTD
  28. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    MUSKER, Beatrix Mary appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    MUSKER, Beatrix Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2007-03-06
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    JONES, Ena Brenda appointed
    director
  33. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    LAMB, Suzanne Aimee Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-06
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2007-03-06
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Incorporated2007-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 1 Basement
38 Selborne Road
Hove
East Sussex
BH3 3AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MUSKER, Beatrix Mary→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRRELL, Rachel Jane→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUSKER, Beatrix Mary→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAUNDERS, Hannah Louise→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2007-03-06
Resigned
JONES, Ena Brenda→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2017-12-08
Resigned
LAMB, Suzanne Aimee Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
LAWTON, Kirsty, Dr→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-10-19 · resigned 2019-11-15
Resigned
MCDONOUGH, Ian Robert→
director · ~87y · appointed 2012-02-28 · resigned 2019-01-26
Resigned
STEVENS, Andrew Paul, Dr→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2010-10-13
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-06 · resigned 2007-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-19