48 GRAFTON ROAD (WORTHING) LIMITED

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08421030 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-25

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-07-23
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    DUNFORD, Jonathon Jeremy resigned
    director
  13. 2018-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-28
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    NELMAN, Leon Spencer appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-04-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-02-26
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    MCKEE, Selina Johanna Monika resigned
    director
  19. 2015-11-01
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    MCKEE, Selina Johanna Monika appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-21
    ➕
    DUNFORD, Jonathon Jeremy appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-21
    ➖
    READ, Matthew Dennis resigned
    director
  22. 2013-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 48 GRAFTON ROAD (WORTHING) LIMITED
  23. 2013-02-26
    ➕
    SUTTON, Gail Hepburn appointed
    director
  24. 2013-02-26
    ➕
    READ, Matthew Dennis appointed
    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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 13 years.
  • 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Bishopstone
36 Crescent Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 1RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-25
Last made up to: 2025-12-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NELMAN, Leon Spencer→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTTON, Gail Hepburn→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNFORD, Jonathon Jeremy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-21 · resigned 2018-07-23
Resigned
MCKEE, Selina Johanna Monika→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2016-02-26
Resigned
READ, Matthew Dennis→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-02-26 · resigned 2014-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-23