160 MARINE PARADE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07056292 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-24
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-12-21
    MAGUIRE, Jennifer resigned
    director
  14. 2016-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-11-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-09-03
    PARKER, Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2009-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 160 MARINE PARADE LIMITED
  20. 2009-10-24
    CHERRY, Scott, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2009-10-24
    LEWIS, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2009-10-24
    MAGUIRE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-24
    PARKER, Brian 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

84/100
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 93 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 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-07

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Bank House
Southwick Square
Southwick
West Sussex
BN42 4FN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-07OVERDUE
Last: 2024-10-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHERRY, Scott, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-10-24
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Active
LEWIS, Michael
director · ~93y · appointed 2009-10-24
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Active
MAGUIRE, Jennifer
director · ~85y · appointed 2009-10-24 · resigned 2016-12-21
Resigned
PARKER, Brian
director · ~93y · appointed 2009-10-24 · resigned 2014-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-31