36-38 ARUNDEL ROAD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08005311 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 36-38 ARUNDEL ROAD LIMITED
- 2012-03-26➕CAMPBELL, Bruce appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-26➕CAMPBELL, Bruce Andrew appointeddirector
- 2012-03-26➕HAWKINS, Philip Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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 14 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Philip Lewis Hawkins Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Bruce Andrew Campbell Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Bruce Campbellceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2NQ IDENTITY & PLACE LTD→ 11511640 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3 GOLDSTONE ROAD (HOVE) LIMITED→ 04328349 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| 31 WARREN STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 07092598 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| 34 BRUNSWICK PLACE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 05463156 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 34 BRUNSWICK SQUARE LTD→ 05912914 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 34 LANGNEY ROAD EASTBOURNE LIMITED→ 16564496 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 QUEENS PARK ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED→ 05512521 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
62 Florence Road
Brighton
BN1 6DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CAMPBELL, Bruce Andrew→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-26
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HAWKINS, Philip Lewis→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-26
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02