180 EAST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08808380 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-10
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
53 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,350
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,744 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£18k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 54% 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 | £18.4k | £37.1k |
| Current assets | £21.3k | £46.6k |
| Net assets | £18.4k | £37.1k |
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 (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-05➕BRAGG, Paul Roger appointeddirector
- 2024-04-05➕THISTLETHWAYTE, Mark Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-04-05➖MASTERS, Nicholas James Whishaw resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05➖TAYLOR, James Geoffrey Bethune resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05➖TURNAGE, William resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-11-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-11-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-14➕MASTERS, Nicholas James Whishaw appointeddirector
- 2014-08-20➖MORGAN, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2014-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Philip Blackwell
- 2014-07-01➕TURNAGE, William appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➖MORGAN, Claire resigneddirector
- 2014-01-06➕TAYLOR, James Geoffrey Bethune appointeddirector
- 2013-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 180 EAST LIMITED
- 2013-12-10➕MORGAN, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-10➕MORGAN, Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Winchester Equity Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Winchester Equity Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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180 EAST LIMITED
This company · 08808380
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Winchester Equity Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William Jeremy Turnageceased 05/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
Venta Court
20 Jewry Street
Winchester
SO23 8FE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BRAGG, Paul Roger→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THISTLETHWAYTE, Mark Edward→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORGAN, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2014-08-20
MASTERS, Nicholas James Whishaw→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-06-14 · resigned 2024-04-05
MORGAN, Claire→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2014-06-25
TAYLOR, James Geoffrey Bethune→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2024-04-05
TURNAGE, William→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Philip Blackwell | A registered charge | — | 07/08/2014 | 01/11/2018 |
Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29