GEORGE BROWN'S IMPLEMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00926412 · ltd · incorporated 1968-01-26

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£706.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 58.3y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 58.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (9 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £706,744

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1k

Net Worth

£707k

Current Assets

£723k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£740.1k
Current assets	£723.0k
Cash	£1.5k
Debtors	£721.6k
Net assets	£706.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 3 capital
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-23
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COLE-PENDREY, Guy Llewellyn appointed
director
2026-03-24
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-11
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-28
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-01-21
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-29
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2025-09-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2025-06-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-26
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-26
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Charge satisfied #3
2025-01-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-30
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-02
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BROWN, Harry George Gray appointed
director
2023-11-02
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BROWN, Jack James appointed
director
2023-11-02
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BROWN, James William Gray appointed
director
2023-11-02
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BROWN, Steven George appointed
director
2020-04-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-04-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-04-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC
1992-12-15
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BROWN, Andrew Peter appointed
secretary
1992-12-15
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BROWN, Arthur William Gray resigned
secretary
1992-12-15
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BROWN, Arthur William Gray resigned
director
1983-01-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1968-03-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
1968-01-26
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Company incorporated
As GEORGE BROWN'S IMPLEMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BROWN, Harry George Gray (same surname) appointed 2023-11-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1968-01-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Unit 5b Ridgeway Court

Leighton Buzzard

LU7 4SF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31