17 LEWES CRESCENT LTD
🌱Startupactive
16105489 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 17 LEWES CRESCENT LTD
- 2024-11-27➕BERKOFF, Steven appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕BOOTH, Alexander Craig appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕COLLIS, Suzanna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕DOBIE, Laurence Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕GORDON, Andrew Howard appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕SEELY, Antony Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27➕WANG, Yi appointeddirector
- 2024-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
168 Church Road
Hove
BN3 2DL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)
BERKOFF, Steven→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2024-11-27
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BOOTH, Alexander Craig→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-11-27
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COLLIS, Suzanna Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-11-27
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DOBIE, Laurence Peter→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-11-27
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GORDON, Andrew Howard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-11-27
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SEELY, Antony Charles→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-27