13 WESTBOURNE VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06670165 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-12
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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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-08
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  2. 2024-05-06
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  3. 2023-04-23
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  4. 2022-06-19
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  5. 2021-06-18
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  6. 2020-05-11
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  7. 2019-05-06
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  8. 2018-05-21
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  9. 2017-06-15
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  10. 2017-03-22
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    officers · CH02
  11. 2016-05-19
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  12. 2015-09-02
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  13. 2015-05-26
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  14. 2014-09-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-28
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2014-03-02
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    HILTON, Sarah appointed
    director
  17. 2014-03-01
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    LOTT, Benjamin James resigned
    director
  18. 2009-12-24
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    WALKER, Lyn Jane, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2009-12-18
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    DAWE PROPERTIES LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2009-02-18
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    LOTT, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  21. 2009-02-13
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    ROBINS, Gail Rosemary resigned
    director
  22. 2008-08-18
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    Brighton Director Limited resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 13 WESTBOURNE VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED
  24. 2008-08-12
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    BROUGHTON, James Ross appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-08-12
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    BOUGHTON, James Ross appointed
    director
  26. 2008-08-12
    ➕
    ROBINS, Gail Rosemary appointed
    director
  27. 2008-08-12
    ➕
    WALKER, Lyn Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2008-08-12
    ➕
    Brighton Director Limited appointed
    corporate-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

13 Westbourne Villas
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 4GO

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BROUGHTON, James Ross→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-12
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Active
BOUGHTON, James Ross→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-08-12
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Active
HILTON, Sarah→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-03-02
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Active
DAWE PROPERTIES LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOTT, Benjamin James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-18 · resigned 2014-03-01
Resigned
ROBINS, Gail Rosemary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2009-02-13
Resigned
WALKER, Lyn Jane, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2009-12-24
Resigned
Brighton Director Limited→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2008-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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2025-05-08
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2024-06-01
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2024-05-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
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accounts · AA
2023-04-23
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2022-06-19
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2022-06-19
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2021-06-18
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accounts · AA
2021-06-18
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2020-06-02
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accounts · AA
2020-05-11
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2019-05-30
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2019-05-06
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2018-05-21