4 POWIS SQUARE BRIGHTON (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06369618 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-12
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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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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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 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
58 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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-10-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2018-09-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2012-10-01
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    GROVE, Sky resigned
    director
  19. 2012-03-16
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    CUTTING, Zoe Ellen resigned
    director
  20. 2007-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 POWIS SQUARE BRIGHTON (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  21. 2007-09-12
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    GILLIGAN, Duane Gavin appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-12
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    GILLIGAN, Duane Gavin appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    RODGERS, Margaret Christina appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    CUTTING, Zoe Ellen appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    GROVE, Sky 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — 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 87 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duane Gavin Gilligan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

32 Tower Road West
St. Leonards-On-Sea
TN38 0RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GILLIGAN, Duane Gavin→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-12
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Active
GILLIGAN, Duane Gavin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-09-12
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Active
RODGERS, Margaret Christina→
director · ~87y · appointed 2007-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUTTING, Zoe Ellen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2012-03-16
Resigned
GROVE, Sky→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02