A.T. BROWN (COACHES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00683423 · ltd · incorporated 1961-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 62.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£3.31M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49319
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 62.6y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 62.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £606,725
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-29 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3.31M | — |
| Gross profit | £1.01M | — |
| Profit before tax | £606.7k | — |
| Average employees | 4000 | 3100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31➕HALL, Neal Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➕MCINNES, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖BROWN, Colin resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31➖HALL, Neal Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-05📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-03-04📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-24➕JARVIS, Andrew Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-10-24➕BROWN, Colin appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-07-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2021-06-30➕DAVIES, Gareth John appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖MACLEOD, Nina Jane resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➕HALL, Neal Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30➖MACLEOD, Ewen resigneddirector
- 2021-06-30➖MACLEOD, Nina Jane resigneddirector
- 2000-03-10➖GALLIER, Nita Kathleen resigneddirector
- 1999-03-17➕MACLEOD, Ewen appointeddirector
- 1997-05-25➖POWNALL, Millicent Marie resigneddirector
- 1996-10-30➕MACLEOD, Nina Jane appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-30➕MACLEOD, Nina Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-06-09➖POWNALL, Ivor Gordon resignedsecretary
- 1996-06-09➖POWNALL, Ivor Gordon resigneddirector
- 1980-06-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1964-07-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1963-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1961-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A.T. BROWN (COACHES) LIMITED
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Lakeside Coaches Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lakeside Coaches Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A.T. BROWN (COACHES) LIMITED
This company · 00683423
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lakeside Coaches Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/06/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Nina Jane Macleodceased 30/06/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Ewen Macleodceased 30/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319
Registered office
8th Floor, The Point
37 North Wharf Road
London
W2 1AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)
DAVIES, Gareth John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2021-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Neal Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JARVIS, Andrew Simon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCINNES, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEOD, Nina Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 2021-06-30
POWNALL, Ivor Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-09
BROWN, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-10-24 · resigned 2025-03-31
GALLIER, Nita Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 2000-03-10
HALL, Neal Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2025-03-31
MACLEOD, Ewen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-03-17 · resigned 2021-06-30
MACLEOD, Nina Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 2021-06-30
POWNALL, Ivor Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 1996-06-09
POWNALL, Millicent Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · resigned 1997-05-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/06/1980 | 14/07/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 02/07/1964 | 03/08/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 30/11/1963 | 03/08/2021 |
Recent filings (121 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-05
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01