Beresford Properties Limited

What Beresford Properties Limited does

Beresford Properties Limited is a UK private property investment, management, and development company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Lewes, East Sussex. The firm operates across four primary service lines: direct property investment and portfolio ownership, property management and acting as managing agent for third-party landlords, HMO and guaranteed-rent rental operations, and specialist property tax advisory. Its core geographic focus for management and investment is Brighton and Sussex, with a long-standing (15+ year) relationship with Brighton & Hove City Council as a named institutional counterparty. The founder and Managing Director, Mike O'Brien, is a chartered accountant who also controls United Healthcare Limited, an affiliated vehicle through which the firm pursues large-scale healthcare property development for NHS trusts and care operators including Altnagelvin Hospitals Trust, Barchester Healthcare, and projects ranging from a £3m therapies facility in Oxted to a £140m hospital development in Bromley. Newer service lines include co-living development and permitted development rights (office-to-residential) work across the South East.

The firm's go-to-market is founder-led and relationship-driven, with deal origination concentrated through Mike O'Brien's personal network and chartered accountancy credentials. Revenue mechanics combine recurring property management fees (typically a percentage of managed rent roll), rental income from directly-owned investment property, episodic development and joint-venture participation income via United Healthcare, and property tax advisory fees. The firm is micro-cap, with 1-10 employees, no external funding events disclosed, and operates entirely outside any AI or technology-platform model. Customer concentration is structurally high, anchored on a small number of NHS trust and institutional healthcare counterparties for the largest development projects.

Strategically, Beresford is broadening from a regional Brighton/Sussex landlord-manager into a multi-vertical UK property operator, adding co-living and permitted development rights product lines and expanding healthcare development geographically across Northern Ireland, Surrey, Kent, Hull, and Buckinghamshire. The combination of micro-cap headcount, founder-led origination, episodic lumpy development income, and high counterparty concentration on NHS trust deals defines both the opportunity set and the principal risk profile for any prospective investor or acquirer.

Name

Beresford Properties Limited

Legal name

Beresford Properties Limited

Website

https://beresfordproperties.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Beresford Properties Limited is a UK private property investment, management, and development firm founded in 1986, serving Brighton/Sussex landlords and NHS trust healthcare clients across the UK via founder-led relationships and an affiliated healthcare development vehicle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment and Property Management

NAICS

Real Estate Property Managers (53131), Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Property Management (BPAJAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE), Real Estate Tenant Representation (FSAEAJAF), Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG)

Keywords

• Property investment
• Property management
• Real estate development
• Guaranteed rent services
• Property tax advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Investment and Development: Investing in properties to improve and enhance value, developing co-living properties, and utilizing permitted development rights for office-to-residential conversions and additional storeys above existing blocks.
2. Property Management and Managing Agent Services: Managing investment property portfolios for other investors in Sussex area, including Freehold, Leasehold and Right to Manage Blocks of Flats. Managing day-to-day property operations.
3. Guaranteed Rent Model: Renting properties from landlords on long-term basis (5-7 years) for guaranteed monthly rent. Company takes care of utilities, council tax, maintenance, tenant management. Returns property in improved condition or purchases at agreed price.
4. Joint Venture and Development Partnerships: Co-developing properties with public sector (NHS) and private partners, particularly healthcare facilities. Development funding facility in place for joint venture projects.
5. Tax Planning Services: Providing CGT planning and Section 24 restructuring advice to property investors. Working with owners and their accountants to ensure effective tax treatment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beresford Properties Limited invests in, develops, and manages real estate, primarily residential and mixed-use properties in Brighton and the Sussex area. The company also acts as a managing agent for Freehold, Leasehold and Right to Manage Blocks of Flats for other investors, offers a guaranteed rent (HMO rental) service, and provides property tax planning advice (CGT, Section 24 restructuring).

Product overview

Beresford Properties Limited operates as a property management and investment company offering a diversified portfolio of services. The core offerings include property investment services, property management and managing agent services for Freehold, Leasehold and Right to Manage Blocks of Flats, and HMO Rentals for guaranteed income. The company also provides specialized Property Tax Savings Advisory covering CGT planning and Section 24 restructuring. Through its affiliated company United Healthcare Limited, Beresford Properties offers Healthcare Property Development services. Current development plans include Co-living property development and permitted development rights projects in the South East. The company also offers Property Problem Solving services for complex property issues including tenant management, lease extensions, and tribunal proceedings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Property Investment Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Tenant retention of 15-20 years through below-market rents and responsive management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Altnagelvin Hospitals TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012£18m design, build, finance and maintain contract for Laboratory and Pharmacy Service Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, Northern Ireland. Development included five specialist laboratory areas and pharmacy department with cancer drug dispensing facilities. Completed three months ahead of schedule and operational for 12+ years with ongoing excellent relationship.
• Barchester HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner for 50-bed nursing home development in Oxted, Surrey. Part of comprehensive redevelopment of Oxted and Limpsfield Hospital site including new Therapies Unit and 20 detached houses.
• Brighton and Hove City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership spanning 15 years working with Temporary Accommodation team. Properties maintained to high standard, responsive to issues, working with council on vulnerable homeless client group accommodation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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