1 VICTORIA ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04517263 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-22

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-05-15
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2024-04-24
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2023-05-02
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2022-04-27
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2021-04-22
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2020-05-05
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2019-05-14
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2018-04-24
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2017-05-08
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2016-06-17
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SANCHEZ, Maria Esperanza appointed
director
2016-06-17
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BRUCE, Iain Alasdair Fairlie resigned
director
2016-06-17
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officers · TM01
2016-06-17
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officers · AP01
2016-05-16
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accounts · AA
2015-09-08
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2015-04-30
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2014-09-17
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2005-01-12
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RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard resigned
secretary
2005-01-12
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RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard resigned
director
2004-12-11
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LEWIS, Joanne Mary appointed
secretary
2004-12-11
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LEWIS, Joanne Mary appointed
director
2002-08-22
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Company incorporated
As 1 VICTORIA ROAD BRIGHTON LIMITED
2002-08-22
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STOCKCLAN LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2002-08-22
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RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard appointed
secretary
2002-08-22
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BRUCE, Iain Alasdair Fairlie appointed
director
2002-08-22
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RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Maria Esperanza Sanchez Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	17/06/2016
Miss Joanne Mary Lewis Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Victoria Road

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 3FS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-05

Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LEWIS, Joanne Mary→

secretary · appointed 2004-12-11

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Active

LEWIS, Joanne Mary→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-11

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Active

SANCHEZ, Maria Esperanza→

director · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-17

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Active

STOCKCLAN LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2002-08-22

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Active

RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2005-01-12

Resigned

BRUCE, Iain Alasdair Fairlie→

director · ~72y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2016-06-17

Resigned

RUZYLLO, Dominic Richard→

director · ~54y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2005-01-12

Resigned

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