BROOKS BROS. (LONDON) LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). 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).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 43.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-16📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2024-09-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-09-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2012-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2012-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-01-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-03-18➕SHERRIFF, Sasha appointedsecretary
- 2009-03-18➖HAMMOND, Eileen Olive resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➕HAMMOND, Eileen Olive appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➖SHERRIFF, Peter George resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-18➖SHERRIFF, George Albert resigneddirector
- 1994-07-31➖SCOTT, George resignedsecretary
- 1994-07-31➕SHERRIFF, Peter George appointedsecretary
- 1994-07-31➖SCOTT, George resigneddirector
- 1989-11-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-06-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-01-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-06-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1971-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOKS BROS. (LONDON) LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Brandwood Commercial Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandwood Commercial 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/11/1989 | 26/07/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/06/1988 | 26/01/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/01/1988 | 26/01/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/1983 | 26/01/2012 |