101 BUCKINGHAM ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-24 |
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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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-11➖BEECHER, Michael Anthony resigneddirector
- 2025-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-05➖HUTCHINSON, Peter Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2016-03-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-06➖DOWNIE, Michael Leslie resigneddirector
- 2010-05-13➕DOWNIE, Michael Leslie appointeddirector
- 2010-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 101 BUCKINGHAM ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED
- 2010-03-18➕LEWINGTON, Stephen Roy appointeddirector
- 2010-03-18➕MONTGOMERY, Sue Ellen appointeddirector
- 2010-03-18➕BEECHER, Michael Anthony appointeddirector
- 2010-03-18➕HUTCHINSON, Peter Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
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