BROWN SHIPLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00653955 · ltd · incorporated 1960-03-25
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 50.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 50.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
46 officers (3 active, 46 linked, 36 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
345 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (110 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14➕KIDD, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2026-05-14➖SOAL, Jeffrey Stuart Bertram resigneddirector
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-09-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-06-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-06-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-27📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31➕KERMALLI, Arif appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➕OATEN, Andrew Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-12-31➖GUNNINGHAM, James Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➖KIDD, Nicholas James resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➖MANN, Robert Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➖READE, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-12-31➕SOAL, Jeffrey Stuart Bertram appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-09-01➖CHIANG, Wai Kuen resigneddirector
- 2020-09-01➕MANN, Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27➖ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-09-27➕GUNNINGHAM, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27➖STOCKWELL, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2019-06-28➕CHIANG, Wai Kuen appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➕KIDD, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➖LOVELL, John Sinclair resigneddirector
- 2019-06-28➕READE, Richard Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➕STOCKWELL, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2019-06-28➖ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2016-04-06➖HOWES, Richard David resigneddirector
- 2016-03-29➕LOVELL, John Sinclair appointeddirector
- 2014-07-14➕HOWES, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2014-06-30➖HEALY, Christopher William resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-30➕ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-06-30➖HEALY, Christopher William resigneddirector
- 2014-06-30➖TARN, Nicholas James resigneddirector
- 2014-06-30➖TODD, Richard Laurence resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 110 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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.
Group structure
Gpg (Uk) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Gpg (Uk) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BROWN SHIPLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 00653955
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gpg (Uk) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding
Registered office
4th Floor 14 Aldermanbury Square
London
EC2V 7HS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (3 active · 43 resigned)
KERMALLI, Arif→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-12-31
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KIDD, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-05-14
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OATEN, Andrew Peter→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-12-31
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HALSEY, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-08-19
HEALY, Christopher William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2014-06-30
KING, John Alan Gibbs→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-15 · resigned 2008-05-07
POW, Cynthia Frances→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-20 · resigned 1993-08-02
RUSSELL, James Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-07 · resigned 2014-03-31
RUSSELL, James Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-30 · resigned 2005-10-19
SAUNT, Timothy Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-04-30
ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2019-09-27
ADANT, Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1993-04-22
BELL, Gordon Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1992-09-08
BEYER, Trevor Jorgen Nielsen→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 2004-09-30
BLONDEEL, Jean Leon→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1993-04-22
BRIERLEY, Ronald Alfred, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1993-04-22 · resigned 1998-07-02
BURRELL, Richard Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2009-12-17 · resigned 2014-04-30
BUTCHER, Alexander Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-17 · resigned 2012-06-30
CHIANG, Wai Kuen→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-06-28 · resigned 2020-09-01
DACOMBE, William John Armstrong→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2005-10-19
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Brown Shipley & Co Brown Shipley & Co Limited | Mortgage of shares | 2 properties | 25/06/1992 | 18/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Kredietbank S.A.Luxembourgeoise | Account charge | 1 property | 25/06/1992 | 18/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Kredietbank S.A.Luxembourgeoise | Debenture | 1 property | 25/06/1992 | 18/10/2005 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Memo of deposit of deeds | 1 property | 30/03/1984 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 24/12/1975 | 18/10/2005 |
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Recent filings (345 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-06-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-06-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-03
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17