G.H.BROOKS & CO.(HARROGATE)LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00646437 · ltd · incorporated 1960-01-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 43.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£13.20M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · oldest 43.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
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
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,198,682
Net assets shrinking
Down £855,742 YoY
Cash YoY
+415%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3.2m
↑ 415% YoY
Net Worth
£13m
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£12m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.36M | £14.22M |
| Current assets | £12.06M | £10.27M |
| Cash | £3.17M | £615.1k |
| Debtors | £5.80M | £7.09M |
| Net assets | £13.20M | £14.05M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03➖BROADWITH, Judith resigneddirector
- 2025-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14➕WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham appointeddirector
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19➖BROWN, Gillian resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-19➖BROWN, Gillian resigneddirector
- 2020-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-01➕DAWSON, James appointeddirector
- 2018-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-11-19🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2018-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-01➕BROWN, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2012-03-29🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-10-02➕BROWN, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-02➖KIRTLAN, Linda Ridewood resignedsecretary
- 1998-04-06➕BROADWITH, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 1997-01-15➖THOMSON, David Charles resigneddirector
- 1996-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1991-11-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1984-03-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-06-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-06-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1960-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs G.H.BROOKS & CO.(HARROGATE)LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Peter Broadwith Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPITAL CREST GLOBAL LTD→ 17081129 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARAVEL FOODS (UK) LTD→ 15223977 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EARTHLY AURA LTD→ 15214361 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ELECTRO-OPTICAL SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15710009 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELITE VISION FOR TRADE LTD→ 16158169 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FAXOS ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD→ 12829252 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FLAVOUR PIONEERS LIMITED→ 16682292 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORE BRANDS GOLF LTD→ 15775813 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FORMA54 LTD→ 16604144 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORTIFYNET CYBERSECURITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 13886926 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| G1NGER LIMITED→ 15434360 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GAZELLE BIKES LIMITED→ 09941285 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Hartwith House
Claro Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 4DS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
BROADWITH, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 1998-04-06
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Active
DAWSON, James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-01-01
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WARD, Matthew Thomas Denham→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-14
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BROWN, Gillian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2020-02-19
KIRTLAN, Linda Ridewood→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-10-02
BROADWITH, Judith→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2025-09-03
BROWN, Gillian→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-07-01 · resigned 2020-02-19
THOMSON, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · resigned 1997-01-15
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/11/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/03/2012 | 15/07/2022 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/11/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/03/1984 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/06/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/06/1983 | 24/04/1996 |
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Recent filings (109 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27