BROMBOROUGH ESTATE COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive
00084840 · ltd · incorporated 1905-06-05
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 72/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 53). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 21 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 101.5y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 101.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
133 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-12-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #13
  4. 2025-12-16
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    Charge satisfied #12
  5. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-12-03
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    ROYALL, Emma Katharine resigned
    director
  16. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2016-01-27
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2016-01-11
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    REEVES, Edward Martin resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-01-11
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    REEVES, Edward Martin resigned
    director
  22. 2012-05-22
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2010-11-19
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    READ, Michael John resigned
    director
  24. 2005-01-01
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    RAND, Lucy Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2003-08-14
    ➕
    ROYALL, Emma Katharine appointed
    director
  26. 1998-08-01
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    REEVES, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  27. 1998-07-31
    ➖
    REEVES, Margaret Alison resigned
    director
  28. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #10
  29. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #9
  30. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #8
  31. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #7
  32. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #6
  33. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #11
  34. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #4
  35. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  36. 1997-07-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  37. 1997-07-01
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 1996-09-14
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    Charge satisfied #5
  39. 1931-12-30
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: H.K. Reeves
  40. 1931-11-28
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: London & Northern Estates Co LTD
  41. 1931-07-04
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Kered LTD
  42. 1931-02-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Launna LTD
  43. 1929-06-12
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: London & Northern Estates Co LTD
  44. 1927-01-04
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: London & Northern Estates Company Limited
  45. 1925-12-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: G S Dodgson.
  46. 1925-06-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: W.H. Robertson
  47. 1925-01-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: C F Knapp-Fisher
  48. 1925-01-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: H W Reeves
  49. 1924-11-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: London and Northern Estates Company Limited
  50. 1905-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As BROMBOROUGH ESTATE COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 121 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

London & Northern Estates Co. Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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London & Northern Estates Co. Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BROMBOROUGH ESTATE COMPANY,LIMITED(THE)
This company · 00084840

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
London & Northern Estates Co. Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1905-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Glebe Farm Wymington Road
Podington
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN29 7HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

RAND, Lucy Margaret→
director · ~47y · appointed 2005-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REEVES, Andrew Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REEVES, Edward Martin→
secretary · resigned 2016-01-11
Resigned
READ, Michael John→
director · ~83y · resigned 2010-11-19
Resigned
REEVES, Edward Martin→
director · ~83y · resigned 2016-01-11
Resigned
REEVES, Margaret Alison→
director · ~80y · resigned 1998-07-31
Resigned
ROYALL, Emma Katharine→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-08-14 · resigned 2019-12-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

13
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:13 of 13 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/01/201616/12/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property22/05/201216/12/2025
satisfied
H.K. Reeves / H. W. Reeves
2ND mortgage1 property30/12/193101/07/1997
satisfied
London & Northern Estates Co
London & Northern Estates Co LTD
Mortgage1 property28/11/193101/07/1997
satisfied
Kered
Kered LTD
2ND legal charge1 property04/07/193101/07/1997
satisfied
Launna
Launna LTD
Legal charge1 property04/02/193101/07/1997
satisfied
London & Northern Estates Co
London & Northern Estates Co LTD
Collateral mortgage suppl.to mortgage dated 30 nov 19241 property12/06/192901/07/1997
satisfied
London & Northern Estates Company / A. Palmer / W R C Laverton / Miss M.M.Palmer / G E Palmer
London & Northern Estates Company Limited / A. Palmer / W R C Laverton / Miss M.M.Palmer / G E Palmer
Mortgage1 property04/01/192701/07/1997
satisfied
G S Dodgson. / J Wynne
Mortgage2 properties01/12/192514/09/1996
satisfied
W.H. Robertson / J. Robertson / F.G. Ensor / Mrs E.S. Robertson
Inst of charge under land transfer act 1875-18971 property11/06/192501/07/1997
satisfied
C F Knapp-Fisher / H W Reeves / E J W Noakes
Mortgage1 property13/01/192501/07/1997
satisfied
H W Reeves
2ND mortgage1 property11/01/192501/07/1997
satisfied
London and Northern Estates Company
London and Northern Estates Company Limited
Mortgage2 properties30/11/192401/07/1997

Recent filings (133 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-04