20 BRIGHTON ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED

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07172212 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-11-30
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Gareth resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-03-09
    ➕
    BEELEY, Kevin appointed
    director
  6. 2024-03-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-03-28
    ➖
    HOLMES, Peter Robin resigned
    secretary
  14. 2021-03-28
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Gareth appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-12-19
    ➖
    SMITH, George Martin resigned
    director
  21. 2018-01-03
    ➖
    BEELEY, Kevin John resigned
    director
  22. 2018-01-03
    ➕
    SMITH, George Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2018-01-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    HOLMES, Peter Robin appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    HOLMES, Peter Robin appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-03-03
    ➖
    HOLMES, Shona Catherine resigned
    secretary
  27. 2015-03-03
    ➖
    HOLMES, Shona Catherine resigned
    director
  28. 2010-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 BRIGHTON ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED
  29. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Shona Catherine appointed
    secretary
  30. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    BEELEY, Kevin John appointed
    director
  33. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    HOLMES, Shona Catherine appointed
    director
  34. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  35. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  36. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Incorporated2010-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

20 Flat 4
20 Brighton Road
Shoreham-By-Sea
BN43 6RG
England

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

BEELEY, Kevin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Peter Robin→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, Peter Robin→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-03 · resigned 2021-03-28
Resigned
HOLMES, Shona Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Gareth→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-28 · resigned 2024-11-30
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
BEELEY, Kevin John→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2018-01-03
Resigned
HOLMES, Shona Catherine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
SMITH, George Martin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-01-03 · resigned 2018-12-19
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-31