16 PURBECK ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08491463 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-21
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    LEMAGNEN, Dimitry Yoland Bruno appointed
    director
  12. 2021-05-21
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    MILSOM, Andrew Royston resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-03-10
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    FRESLE, Simon Richard appointed
    director
  16. 2020-03-10
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    TUCK, Joanna Mary resigned
    director
  17. 2020-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 16 PURBECK ROAD LIMITED
  23. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    GHYSELBRECHT, Brigitte Leontine Huguette appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    MILSOM, Andrew Royston appointed
    director
  25. 2013-04-16
    ➕
    TUCK, Joanna Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Richard Fresle
Individual · English · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest10/03/2020
Mrs Brigitte Leontine Huguette Ghyselbrecht
Individual · Belgian,British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2016
Mr Dimitry Yoland Bruno Lemagnen
Individual · French · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest21/05/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Andrew Royston Milsomceased 21/05/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Joanna Mary Tuckceased 19/10/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

First Floor, Medway House
18 - 22 Cantelupe Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 3BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FRESLE, Simon Richard→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GHYSELBRECHT, Brigitte Leontine Huguette→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEMAGNEN, Dimitry Yoland Bruno→
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILSOM, Andrew Royston→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned
TUCK, Joanna Mary→
director · ~40y · appointed 2013-04-16 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-11