8PORTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08809756 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-12-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
    SCAHILL, Lana Marie resigned
    director
  2. 2025-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-17
    OSBORNE, Mikaela Joanne appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-05
    RODRIGUEZ, Paulette Valetta resigned
    director
  7. 2025-03-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-09-30
    RODRIGUEZ, Paulette Valetta appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-04-20
    CHAPMAN, John Stephen resigned
    director
  19. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2017-07-20
    TRENEAR-THOMAS, Barbara Mary appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-03-14
    CHAPMAN, John Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 2013-12-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8PORTLAND LIMITED
  25. 2013-12-11
    TRENEAR-THOMAS, Donald Piers appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-12-11
    KEEN, Katherine Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2013-12-11
    TRENEAR-THOMAS, Donald Piers appointed
    director
  28. 2013-12-11
    SCAHILL, Lana Marie 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 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Incorporated2013-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 East Drive
Brighton
BN2 0BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

TRENEAR-THOMAS, Barbara Mary
secretary · appointed 2017-07-20
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Active
TRENEAR-THOMAS, Donald Piers
secretary · appointed 2013-12-11
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Active
KEEN, Katherine Anne
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-12-11
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Active
OSBORNE, Mikaela Joanne
director · ~55y · appointed 2025-03-17
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Active
TRENEAR-THOMAS, Donald Piers
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-12-11
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Active
CHAPMAN, John Stephen
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2019-04-20
Resigned
RODRIGUEZ, Paulette Valetta
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2025-03-05
Resigned
SCAHILL, Lana Marie
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-12-11 · resigned 2025-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21