34 EXETER STREET BRIGHTON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09966748 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-25
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,482
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 650% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 653% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.5k | £464 |
| Current assets | £3.5k | £462 |
| Net assets | £3.5k | £464 |
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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-02-10➕SMITH, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 34 EXETER STREET BRIGHTON LIMITED
- 2016-01-25➕HYDE, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25➕PARKER-REES, Guy appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25➕SMITH, Jane Penelope appointeddirector
- 2016-01-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jane Penelope Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Hole House
Freshfield Lane
Danehill
West Sussex
RH17 7HQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
PARKER-REES, Guy→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-25
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SMITH, Jane Penelope→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-25
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Recent filings (22 total)
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2025-02-14
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2025-01-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
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2023-01-26
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accounts · AA
2022-02-03
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2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
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2021-01-28
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2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
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