837 BRIGHTON ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07522653 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 837 BRIGHTON ROAD LIMITED
- 2011-02-09➕THILLAINATHAN, Renuka appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-09➕THILLAINATHAN, Narendra appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Property · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 MAR LTD→ 13275734 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4SURE ENTERPRISE LTD→ 16762152 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 ALEXANDRA ROAD FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED→ 11803944 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 56 WIMBLEDON HILL LIMITED→ 16955376 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 LANCASTER LTD→ 13452218 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 6 RC FREEHOLD LTD→ 13527238 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 78-83 BARDSLEY CLOSE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 03847727 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 81SM LTD→ 16301730 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 859 BRIGHTON ROAD FREEHOLD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 15108881 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 86 CHATSWORTH ROAD LIMITED→ 05735980 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 87 CR0 A LTD→ 12214068 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 87 CR0 B LTD→ 12788173 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
La Villa D'Alba
The South Border
Purley
CR8 3LD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
THILLAINATHAN, Renuka→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-02-09
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THILLAINATHAN, Narendra→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-02-09
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-12