8 LADYSMITH AVENUE (WHITBY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06635209 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒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: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (7 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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  3. 2024-04-22
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  4. 2023-04-21
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  5. 2022-04-22
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  6. 2021-05-26
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  7. 2020-09-29
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-09-29
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  9. 2020-09-28
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    OWENS, Anthony Starling appointed
    director
  10. 2020-09-28
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    OWENS, Karen appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-25
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-07-25
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-20
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    DAWSON, Kathryn Sarah resigned
    director
  14. 2020-07-20
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    DAWSON, Robert John resigned
    director
  15. 2020-03-26
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  16. 2020-03-26
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  17. 2020-03-25
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  18. 2020-03-16
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  19. 2020-03-16
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  20. 2020-03-03
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    DAWSON, Kathryn Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2020-03-03
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    DAWSON, Robert John appointed
    director
  22. 2020-01-06
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    LEE, Christopher David resigned
    director
  23. 2020-01-06
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    LEE, Janette resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2015-08-29
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    MEAD, Kevan Mark Seymour appointed
    secretary
  27. 2015-08-29
    ➕
    KNAGGS, Adele Christine appointed
    director
  28. 2015-08-29
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    KNAGGS, Michael John appointed
    director
  29. 2015-07-08
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    MCCABE, George Robert resigned
    secretary
  30. 2015-07-08
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    MCCABE, Eileen Ann resigned
    director
  31. 2015-07-08
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    MCCABE, George Robert resigned
    director
  32. 2009-08-29
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    MEAD, Gillian appointed
    director
  33. 2009-08-29
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    LEE, Christopher David appointed
    director
  34. 2009-08-29
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    MCCABE, Eileen Ann appointed
    director
  35. 2008-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 LADYSMITH AVENUE (WHITBY) LIMITED
  36. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    MEAD, Kevan Mark Seymour appointed
    director
  37. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    MCCABE, George Robert appointed
    secretary
  38. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    LEE, Janette appointed
    director
  39. 2008-07-01
    ➕
    MCCABE, George Robert appointed
    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
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Kevan Mark Seymour Mead
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

8 Ladysmith Avenue
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO21 3HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (7 active · 7 resigned)

MEAD, Kevan Mark Seymour→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNAGGS, Adele Christine→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-08-29
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Active
KNAGGS, Michael John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2015-08-29
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Active
MEAD, Gillian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEAD, Kevan Mark Seymour→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
OWENS, Anthony Starling→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-28
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Active
OWENS, Karen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCABE, George Robert→
secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2015-07-08
Resigned
DAWSON, Kathryn Sarah→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-03-03 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
DAWSON, Robert John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-03-03 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
LEE, Christopher David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-29 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
LEE, Janette→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
MCCABE, Eileen Ann→
director · ~83y · appointed 2009-08-29 · resigned 2015-07-08
Resigned
MCCABE, George Robert→
director · ~87y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2015-07-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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2026-04-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-29
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officers · AP01
2020-09-29
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officers · TM01
2020-07-25
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officers · TM01
2020-07-25