161 & 163 BEAR ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04➕SALTIRE INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2026-03-04➖MCGRATH, Kieran Andrew resigneddirector
- 2026-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-04📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2026-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 161 & 163 BEAR ROAD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
- 2015-10-19➕FIELD, Timothy James appointeddirector
- 2015-10-19➕MCGRATH, Kieran Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Saltire Investments Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saltire Investments Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2025 |
Mt Timothy James Field Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kieran Andrew Mcgrathceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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