16 DERWENT ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07887180 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,235
Net assets shrinking
Down £121 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 5.1% YoY
Current Assets
£255
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.2k | £2.4k |
| Current assets | £255 | £253 |
| Net assets | £2.2k | £2.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-08-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-11➕WALLS, Jackie appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-11➕WALLS, Oliver Maxwell appointeddirector
- 2019-08-11➖HARRISON, Clifford John resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-11➖HARRISON, Clifford John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-05-01➕HARRISON, Clifford John appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-22➕BRUNTON, David Keith appointeddirector
- 2012-10-30➕HARRISON, Clifford John appointeddirector
- 2011-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 16 DERWENT ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED
- 2011-12-20➕DOBELL, Michael Edward, Mr. appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jacqueline Newton Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 05/09/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Clifford John Harrisonceased 11/08/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| 3 NEW PARADE (WORTHING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05906569 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
16 Derwent Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 7PH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BRUNTON, David Keith→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOBELL, Michael Edward, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALLS, Oliver Maxwell→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Clifford John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2019-08-11
HARRISON, Clifford John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-10-30 · resigned 2019-08-11
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-12