ALFRED BROWN(WORSTED MILLS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00487461 · ltd · incorporated 1950-10-19

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£3.82M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Weaving of textiles

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (9 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

157 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,823,982

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£404k

Net Worth

£3.8m

Current Assets

£5.7m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31
Total assets	£3.82M
Current assets	£5.69M
Cash	£403.8k
Debtors	£2.22M
Net assets	£3.82M

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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 9 officers
• 2 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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JESSOP, Marcus Nathan resigned
director
2026-05-22
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officers · TM01
2026-05-21
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ALI, Aaftab appointed
secretary
2026-05-21
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officers · AP03
2026-05-11
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accounts · AA
2026-03-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-10
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officers · AP01
2026-02-05
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officers · AP01
2026-01-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2025-12-24
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BOIDE, Richard appointed
director
2025-12-24
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BROWN, Alfred Nigel appointed
director
2025-12-24
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BROWN, Benjamin Lewis appointed
director
2025-12-24
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BROWN, Ian Jonathan appointed
director
2025-12-24
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BROWN, Nicholas Andrew appointed
director
2025-12-24
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BROWN, Samuel Alfred appointed
director
2025-12-24
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DORMEUIL, Victor Ashley appointed
director
2025-12-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-16
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officers · TM01
2025-10-16
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officers · TM01
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2025-10-16
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officers · AP01
2025-10-16
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2025-10-16
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officers · TM01
2025-10-16
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2025-10-16
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2025-10-16
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officers · TM02
2025-10-16
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officers · TM02
2025-10-16
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accounts · AA01
2025-10-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-03
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JONES, Benjamin David appointed
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Majorie Andrea resigned
secretary
2025-10-03
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DALTON, Sally Alice resigned
secretary
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Alfred Nigel resigned
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Alfred Willmot resigned
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Benjamin Lewis resigned
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Ian Jonathan resigned
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Majorie Andrea resigned
director
2025-10-03
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BROWN, Nicholas Andrew resigned
director
2025-10-03
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HANDLEY, Joanne Mary resigned
director
2025-10-03
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JESSOP, Marcus Nathan appointed
director
2024-07-05
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MCARDLE, Roger David Hugh resigned
director
2022-09-01
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BROWN, Nicholas Andrew appointed
director
2021-03-03
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BROWN, Benjamin Lewis appointed
director
2011-11-18
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DALTON, Sally Alice appointed
secretary
1998-02-27
➖
STEWART, Ann resigned
director

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Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

10 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BROWN, Majorie Andrea resigned 2025-10-03; DALTON, Sally Alice resigned 2025-10-03; BROWN, Alfred Nigel resigned 2025-10-03

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Alfred Brown (Worsted Mills) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alfred Brown (Worsted Mills) Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALFRED BROWN(WORSTED MILLS) LIMITED

This company · 00487461

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Alfred Brown (Worsted Mills) Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/10/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Fall Park Properties Limitedceased 02/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1950-10-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC13200 — Weaving of textiles

Registered office

Empire Mills Mill Lane

Bramley

Leeds

LS13 3HG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last: 2025-06-15