BRUCE ELLIOTT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01096757 · ltd · incorporated 1973-02-19
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 35.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.96M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 35.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,961,319

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£392k£785k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.96M£1.89M
Current assets£1.50M£1.42M
Net assets£1.96M£1.89M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2018-11-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2018-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 1999-12-26
    ➕
    SKINNER, David Ronald appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-12-26
    ➖
    SKINNER, Edward Leonard resigned
    secretary
  19. 1990-09-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  20. 1973-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRUCE ELLIOTT LIMITED

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Ronald Skinner
Individual · British · DOB 12/1946 · age 80
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/12/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

366 Malden Road Worcester Park Surrey Malden Road
Worcester Park Surrey
Worcester Park
Surrey
KT4 7NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SKINNER, David Ronald→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-26
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Active
SKINNER, Anne Marie→
director · ~82y
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Active
SKINNER, David Ronald→
director · ~80y
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Active
SKINNER, Edward Leonard→
secretary · resigned 1999-12-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/09/199026/11/2018

Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13