A BROMBERG (EXPORTERS) LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 45.3y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-06➖PALMER, John Albert resignedsecretary
- 2005-10-06➕ZANELLI, Mauro appointedsecretary
- 1998-10-31➖BROMBERG, Abraham resigneddirector
- 1995-06-16➕PALMER, John Albert appointedsecretary
- 1995-06-16➖CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1981-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank Limited
- 1954-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs A BROMBERG (EXPORTERS) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paolo Borello Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank Limited | Charge | 1 property | 04/03/1981 | 09/11/2016 |