BROOKS EDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00755954 · ltd · incorporated 1963-04-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
101 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,059

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£20k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£20.1k£20.1k
Debtors£460£539
Net assets£20.1k£20.1k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-10
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    LONGHILL, Sarah Ann resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-05-11
    ➕
    LONGHILL, Sarah Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2010-04-10
    ➖
    SMITH, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    FREER, Richard William appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-02-18
    ➕
    FREER, Richard William appointed
    director
  21. 2000-02-18
    ➖
    MOULT, Nigel Alastair resigned
    secretary
  22. 2000-02-18
    ➖
    MOULT, Nigel Alastair resigned
    director
  23. 1997-06-30
    ➕
    MOULT, Nigel Alastair appointed
    director
  24. 1997-06-29
    ➖
    FREER, William Richard resigned
    director
  25. 1992-12-31
    ➖
    MCLAUCHLAN, John Kibert resigned
    director
  26. 1963-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROOKS EDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

360 Melton Road
Leicester
LE4 7SL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

FREER, Richard William→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREER, Richard William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOULT, Nigel Alastair→
secretary · resigned 2000-02-18
Resigned
FREER, William Richard→
director · ~98y · resigned 1997-06-29
Resigned
LONGHILL, Sarah Ann→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-11 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
MCLAUCHLAN, John Kibert→
director · ~87y · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
MOULT, Nigel Alastair→
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 2000-02-18
Resigned
SMITH, Elizabeth→
director · ~101y · resigned 2010-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-12-20