57 ST AUBYNS (HOVE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09542256 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-14
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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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 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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Current Liabilities
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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 employees3300

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
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    WEBB, Martin appointed
    director
  6. 2022-05-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-05-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-09
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    REEVE, Thomas James resigned
    director
  11. 2021-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2015-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 57 ST AUBYNS (HOVE) LIMITED
  20. 2015-04-14
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2015-04-14
    ➕
    PAYNE, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2015-04-14
    ➕
    REEVE, Thomas James 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Martin Webb
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/05/2022
Mr Graham Bartlett
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/04/2016
Mr Richard Payne
Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas James Reeveceased 03/08/2020· 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
Incorporated2015-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Sunnyside Hallbankgate
Brampton
CA8 1JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BARTLETT, Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PAYNE, Richard Alexander→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-04-14
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Active
WEBB, Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-05-23
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Active
REEVE, Thomas James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2021-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-09