2 ARGYLE VILLAS BRIGHTON LTD
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-24➖SOROKIN, Ivor Malcolm resigneddirector
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-07-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 ARGYLE VILLAS BRIGHTON LTD
- 2009-07-28➕SOROKIN, Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-28➕DRURY, Paul Joseph appointeddirector
- 2009-07-28➕SOROKIN, Matthew Jacob appointeddirector
- 2009-07-28➕SOROKIN, Ivor Malcolm appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Sorokin Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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