18 HOURS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08070182 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-05-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£71.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 £71,173
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£71k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100.5k | £65.7k |
| Current assets | — | £61.5k |
| Cash | — | £20.4k |
| Debtors | — | £41.1k |
| Net assets | £71.2k | £65.7k |
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-01➕BOWLES, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2015-05-15➕EASON, Julie Katherine appointeddirector
- 2012-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 HOURS LIMITED
- 2012-05-15➕CURTIS, Mandy Louise appointeddirector
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
63/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Mandy Louise Curtis Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 15/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 11 CALVERLEY PARK GARDENS (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 05182919 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| 14SWORDS LTD→ 16291784 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1983 SOUTH EAST LTD→ 15868439 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
31 Station Road
The Old Coroners
Bexhill On Sea
East Sussex
TN40 1RG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BOWLES, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-01
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CURTIS, Mandy Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-15
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EASON, Julie Katherine→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-05-15
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-28