BRENTS OF BRENTWOOD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00775649 · ltd · incorporated 1963-10-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£589.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 55). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 38.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £588,987
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£772k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£589k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£804k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £590.2k | £499.3k |
| Current assets | £803.8k | £714.5k |
| Cash | £771.6k | £675.9k |
| Debtors | £32.2k | £38.6k |
| Net assets | £589.0k | £496.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-03-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-03-09➖JONES, Christine Jane resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-09➖JONES, Andrew Thomas resigneddirector
- 2019-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2010-07-19➕HULBERT, Stuart Ray appointeddirector
- 2010-07-19➕JONES, Christopher Andrew appointeddirector
- 2010-02-23➕JONES, Christine Jane appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-20➖FARROW, Robert Edward resignedsecretary
- 2010-02-20➖FARROW, Robert Edward resigneddirector
- 2007-01-16➕FARROW, Robert Edward appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-16➖WILSON, Derek resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-16➖WILSON, Derek resigneddirector
- 2006-08-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-05-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1963-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BRENTS OF BRENTWOOD LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Brents Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Brents Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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BRENTS OF BRENTWOOD LIMITED
This company · 00775649
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brents Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/03/2020 |
Mr Stuart Ray Hulbert Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Andrew Jones Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Thomas Jonesceased 09/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance
Registered office
29a Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
HULBERT, Stuart Ray→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Christopher Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2010-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARROW, Robert Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2010-02-20
JONES, Christine Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2020-03-09
WILSON, Derek→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-01-16
FARROW, Robert Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2010-02-20
JONES, Andrew Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2020-03-09
WILSON, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2007-01-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 31/08/2006 | 06/02/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/05/1988 | 18/02/2017 |
Recent filings (123 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-19