68 DENMARK VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06714333 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-03
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
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
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1£1£2£2£3Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£3£3
Current 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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2023-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-30
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-06-22
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-06-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-20
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    MONTI, Christopher Nicolas appointed
    director
  14. 2019-02-20
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    WILSON, Hayley resigned
    director
  15. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-06
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-11-06
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-07-31
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    KENNY, Lily Ismet appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-31
    ➕
    KENNY, Ross David appointed
    director
  21. 2017-07-31
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    STRETTON, Angela resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-17
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    COOK, Alexander Sebastian Julian Frederick resigned
    director
  23. 2012-12-17
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    MARTIN, Victoria Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2012-12-17
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    STRETTON, Angela appointed
    director
  25. 2011-12-21
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    COX, Beatrice Mary resigned
    director
  26. 2011-12-20
    ➖
    COX, Beatrice Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 2011-12-01
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    SEWELL, Angela resigned
    director
  28. 2011-12-01
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    WILSON, Hayley appointed
    director
  29. 2010-07-23
    ➕
    COOK, Alexander Sebastian Julian Frederick appointed
    director
  30. 2010-07-23
    ➖
    HAMPSON, Simon James resigned
    director
  31. 2010-07-23
    ➖
    HUDSON, Julie resigned
    director
  32. 2010-07-23
    ➕
    MARTIN, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  33. 2009-02-11
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    DAYKIN, Sean Gareth appointed
    director
  34. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    COX, Beatrice Mary appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    COX, Beatrice Mary appointed
    director
  36. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    HAMPSON, Simon James appointed
    director
  37. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    HUDSON, Julie appointed
    director
  38. 2009-02-11
    ➕
    SEWELL, Angela appointed
    director
  39. 2008-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 68 DENMARK VILLAS (HOVE) LIMITED
  40. 2008-10-03
    ➕
    MACHAN, Martin William appointed
    director
  41. 2008-10-03
    ➖
    MACHAN, Martin William resigned
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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 Sean Gareth Daykin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Hayley Wilsonceased 20/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Angela Strettonceased 31/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Flat 2 68
Denmark Villas
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3TJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

DAYKIN, Sean Gareth→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, Lily Ismet→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNY, Ross David→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTI, Christopher Nicolas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COX, Beatrice Mary→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2011-12-20
Resigned
COOK, Alexander Sebastian Julian Frederick→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-07-23 · resigned 2012-12-17
Resigned
COX, Beatrice Mary→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2011-12-21
Resigned
HAMPSON, Simon James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2010-07-23
Resigned
HUDSON, Julie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2010-07-23
Resigned
MACHAN, Martin William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-10-03 · resigned 2008-10-03
Resigned
MARTIN, Victoria Jane→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-07-23 · resigned 2012-12-17
Resigned
SEWELL, Angela→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-11 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
STRETTON, Angela→
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-12-17 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
WILSON, Hayley→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-12-01 · resigned 2019-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-30