JOB EARNSHAW & BROS.LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00114650 · ltd · incorporated 1911-03-11
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 48.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
  • 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 48.7y

60/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 48.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £131,248

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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Profit before tax£-131.2k£-290.8k
Average employees556400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2024-02-06
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  4. 2022-12-01
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  5. 2021-12-09
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  6. 2020-11-27
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  7. 2019-11-12
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  8. 2019-04-01
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-03-31
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    EARNSHAW, John Stuart resigned
    director
  10. 2019-02-13
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    EARNSHAW, Karen Esme appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-02-13
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    EARNSHAW, John Stuart resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-02-13
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2019-02-13
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2018-11-08
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  15. 2017-12-05
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  16. 2017-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-08
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    EARNSHAW, Benjamin Stuart resigned
    director
  18. 2016-11-11
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-15
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2016-01-04
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    EARNSHAW, Christopher Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2015-10-14
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    EARNSHAW, Benjamin Stuart appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2012-09-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2012-06-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2011-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2011-03-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2007-09-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2005-11-28
    ➖
    EARNSHAW, David Stuart resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-11-28
    ➕
    EARNSHAW, John Stuart appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-06-07
    ➖
    ENGLISH, Robert Marcus D'Rourke resigned
    director
  31. 1995-11-04
    ➖
    EARNSHAW, Arthur Charlesworth resigned
    director
  32. 1994-10-26
    ➕
    EARNSHAW, Anthony Daniel appointed
    director
  33. 1994-10-26
    ➕
    EARNSHAW, John Stuart appointed
    director
  34. 1994-10-26
    ➕
    ENGLISH, Robert Marcus D'Rourke appointed
    director
  35. 1994-04-29
    ➖
    EARNSHAW, Robin Andrew resigned
    director
  36. 1977-09-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
  37. 1911-03-11
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    Company incorporated
    As JOB EARNSHAW & BROS.LIMITED

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "EARNSHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 115 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1911-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Main Offices, Stocksmoor Road
Midgley
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 4JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

EARNSHAW, Karen Esme→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-13
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Active
EARNSHAW, Anthony Daniel→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-10-26
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Active
EARNSHAW, David Stuart→
director · ~91y
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Active
EARNSHAW, Peter→
director · ~67y
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Active
EARNSHAW, David Stuart→
secretary · resigned 2005-11-28
Resigned
EARNSHAW, John Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-28 · resigned 2019-02-13
Resigned
EARNSHAW, Arthur Charlesworth→
director · ~125y · resigned 1995-11-04
Resigned
EARNSHAW, Benjamin Stuart→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-10-14 · resigned 2017-09-08
Resigned
EARNSHAW, Christopher Gordon→
director · ~91y · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
EARNSHAW, John Stuart→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-10-26 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned
EARNSHAW, Robin Andrew→
director · ~67y · resigned 1994-04-29
Resigned
ENGLISH, Robert Marcus D'Rourke→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-10-26 · resigned 1996-06-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/04/2014—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/09/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/06/2012—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property29/09/200709/03/2011
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank LTD
Debenture1 property29/09/197709/03/2011
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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-04-01