38 BRW (FOLKESTONE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09604131 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-22
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-06-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-06-01
    ➖
    LK PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-29
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  9. 2025-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-30
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    SMALLBONE, Lucy Alice appointed
    director
  11. 2024-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-07-25
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    FRASER, Charles Douglas appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-05-03
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  15. 2024-05-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2024-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-05-01
    ➖
    ANDREW & CO BLOCK MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2024-05-01
    ➕
    LK PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    IRWIN, Dianne resigned
    director
  21. 2024-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2023-10-26
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  23. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-03-01
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    SMITH, Ronald Moir resigned
    director
  26. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-01-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  28. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    EVANS, Kirsty Georgina resigned
    secretary
  29. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    BATTRICK, Martyn David resigned
    secretary
  30. 2020-01-10
    ➕
    EVANS, Kirsty Georgina appointed
    secretary
  31. 2019-10-18
    ➕
    ANDREW & CO BLOCK MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2016-06-02
    ➕
    SMITH, Ronald Moir appointed
    director
  33. 2016-05-05
    ➖
    O'LEARY, Timothy Denis resigned
    director
  34. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    BATTRICK, Martyn David appointed
    secretary
  35. 2015-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 BRW (FOLKESTONE) LIMITED
  36. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    ASCOTT, Angelena appointed
    director
  37. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    WINTERFLOOD, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  38. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    IRWIN, Dianne appointed
    director
  39. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    O'LEARY, Timothy Denis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

130 Blockwise Block & Estate Management
130 Sandgate Road
Folkestone
CT20 2BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

ASCOTT, Angelena→
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Charles Douglas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALLBONE, Lucy Alice→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINTERFLOOD, Anthony Richard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATTRICK, Martyn David→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-17 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
EVANS, Kirsty Georgina→
secretary · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
ANDREW & CO BLOCK MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-10-18 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
LK PROPERTY PROFESSIONALS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-01 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned
IRWIN, Dianne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
O'LEARY, Timothy Denis→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2016-05-05
Resigned
SMITH, Ronald Moir→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-06-02 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03