11 CAMBRIDGE ROAD HOVE LIMITED

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03423180 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-08-21
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-02-19
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    SHILLIDAY, Mervyn Joseph resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-01-31
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    ARMSTRONG, David Charles resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-11-08
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    BUNN, Simon Timothy appointed
    director
  20. 2010-09-14
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    TAYLOR, Hugh Jonathan resigned
    director
  21. 2005-04-07
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    PARKIN, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2005-04-07
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    SHILLIDAY, Mervyn Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2004-11-11
    ➕
    PARKIN, Andrew appointed
    director
  24. 2004-08-13
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    PUNTER, Simon John resigned
    director
  25. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    PUNTER, Simon John appointed
    director
  26. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Andrew, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    CLARK, Andrew, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2000-06-13
    ➖
    STRATTON, John resigned
    director
  29. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Hugh Jonathan appointed
    director
  30. 2000-01-28
    ➖
    STRATTON, John resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-01-28
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Sara resigned
    director
  32. 2000-01-27
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    ARMSTRONG, David Charles appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-05-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Kevin resigned
    director
  34. 1999-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Sara appointed
    director
  35. 1997-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 11 CAMBRIDGE ROAD HOVE LIMITED
  36. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Michael appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-08-21
    ➖
    HARRINGTON, Michael resigned
    secretary
  38. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    STRATTON, John appointed
    secretary
  39. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    SMITH, Kevin appointed
    director
  40. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    STRATTON, John appointed
    director
  41. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1997-08-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 1997-08-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1997-08-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1997-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2-6 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

BUNN, Simon Timothy→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, David Charles→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 1997-08-21
Resigned
STRATTON, John→
secretary · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned
CLARK, Andrew, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
PARKIN, Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-11-11 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned
PUNTER, Simon John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2004-08-13
Resigned
SHILLIDAY, Mervyn Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2024-02-19
Resigned
SMITH, Kevin→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 1999-05-01
Resigned
STRATTON, John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 2000-06-13
Resigned
TAYLOR, Hugh Jonathan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2010-09-14
Resigned
TAYLOR, Sara→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-05-01 · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 1997-08-21
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-21 · resigned 1997-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-04