14 COMPTON ROAD FREEHOLD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10346178 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,633
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-25 | 2024-12-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.6k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £3.6k | £3.6k |
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23➖BAINBRIDGE, Colleen Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-01-23➖BAINBRIDGE, Peter Dennis resigneddirector
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2018-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 COMPTON ROAD FREEHOLD (BRIGHTON) LIMITED
- 2016-08-25➕CLEASBY, Julie Rachel appointeddirector
- 2016-08-25➕BAINBRIDGE, Colleen Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-08-25➕BAINBRIDGE, Peter Dennis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 Julie Rachel Cleasby Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/08/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter Dennis Bainbridgeceased 23/01/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Colleen Ann Bainbridgeceased 23/01/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Holding company · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 DEVONSHIRE PLACE LIMITED→ 05334338 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 14 ENYS ROAD (EASTBOURNE) LIMITED→ 06370113 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 14 GLADSTONE PLACE LIMITED→ 17019168 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 HAMPSTEAD LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06067741 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 14 HOVA VILLAS HOVE LIMITED→ 07710917 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 14 HURST ROAD EASTBOURNE LIMITED→ 06810716 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 14 JEVINGTON GARDENS (EASTBOURNE) MANAGEMENT CO LTD→ 13120088 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 14 LEWES CRESCENT FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 14717970 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 14 LINTON ROAD LIMITED→ 04010361 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 14 LISMORE ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10952071 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 14 MILNTHORPE ROAD LEASEHOLDERS LIMITED→ 08086734 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 14 PALMEIRA AVENUE (HOVE) LIMITED→ 05539939 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Somerset House High Street
Angmering
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN16 4AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-25
Last made up to: 2025-12-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CLEASBY, Julie Rachel→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAINBRIDGE, Colleen Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-08-25 · resigned 2025-01-23
BAINBRIDGE, Peter Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-08-25 · resigned 2025-01-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/04/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-18