BROOKS BRAITHWAITE (SUSSEX) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01416900 · ltd · incorporated 1979-02-26

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 16.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£5.75M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-life insurance

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 16.7y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (3 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

168 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,750,291

Net assets shrinking

Down £25,582 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5.8m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£979k

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£5.75M	£5.78M
Current assets	£978.8k	£1.21M
Net assets	£5.75M	£5.78M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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2025-12-10
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officers · AP01
2025-12-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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PEARCE, Andrew appointed
director
2025-11-27
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FORD, Gwendoline resigned
director
2025-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
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accounts · AA01
2025-03-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-13
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-01-09
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FORD, Gwendoline appointed
director
2025-01-09
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FORD, Gwendoline resigned
director
2025-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-02-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-13
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officers · AP03
2023-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
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PEARCE, Andrew appointed
secretary
2023-02-01
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FORD, Douglas Quentin Ronald appointed
director
2023-02-01
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FINK, Roger Jonathan resigned
secretary
2023-02-01
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BARILE, Luisa Carlotta resigned
director
2023-02-01
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FARLEY, Guy Matthew resigned
director
2023-02-01
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FORD, Gwendoline appointed
director
2023-02-01
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MENDEL, Steven Paul resigned
director
2021-08-03
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FINK, Roger Jonathan appointed
secretary
2021-05-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-04-26
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-03-07
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BARILE, Luisa Carlotta appointed
director
2016-08-31
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SAYERS, Lesley Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-12-22
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HUCKNALL, Nigel George resigned
director
2015-09-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Allianz Holdings PLC
2015-09-01
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FARLEY, Guy Matthew appointed
director
2015-09-01
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MENDEL, Steven Paul appointed
director
2009-10-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Allianz Holdings PLC
2007-12-28
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DAVEY, Colin Richard resigned
secretary
2003-11-01
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DAVEY, Colin Richard appointed
secretary
2003-11-01
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SACY, Jacques Georges resigned
secretary
2003-11-01
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SAYERS, Lesley Elizabeth appointed
director
1993-08-02
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JONES, George William resigned
secretary
1993-08-02
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SACY, Jacques Georges appointed
secretary
1993-08-02
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COLLEY, David Terrell resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Douglas Ford Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Andrew Pearceceased 01/02/2023· significant influence · firm interest
Petcover Holdings Limitedceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
Bought By Many Limitedceased 01/02/2023· significant influence

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

Incorporated1979-02-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Unit 4 Bridge Road

Haywards Heath

RH16 1TX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 13 resigned)

PEARCE, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2023-02-01

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Active

FORD, Douglas Quentin Ronald→

director · ~77y · appointed 2023-02-01

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Active

PEARCE, Andrew→

director · ~62y · appointed 2025-12-01

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Active

DAVEY, Colin Richard→

secretary · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2007-12-28

Resigned

FINK, Roger Jonathan→

secretary · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

JONES, George William→

secretary · resigned 1993-08-02

Resigned

SACY, Jacques Georges→

secretary · appointed 1993-08-02 · resigned 2003-11-01

Resigned

BARILE, Luisa Carlotta→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-03-07 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

COLLEY, David Terrell→

director · ~86y · resigned 1993-08-02

Resigned

FARLEY, Guy Matthew→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

FORD, Gwendoline→

director · ~79y · appointed 2025-01-09 · resigned 2025-11-27

Resigned

FORD, Gwendoline→

director · ~77y · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-01-09

Resigned

HUCKNALL, Nigel George→

director · ~80y · resigned 2015-12-22

Resigned

JONES, George William→

director · ~72y · resigned 1991-08-14

Resigned

MENDEL, Steven Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

SAYERS, Lesley Elizabeth→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2016-08-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Allianz Holdings Allianz Holdings PLC	A registered charge	1 property	17/09/2015	26/04/2021
	satisfied	Allianz Holdings Allianz Holdings PLC	Deed of assignment	1 property	28/10/2009	18/05/2021

Recent filings (168 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-03-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-25

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-04-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-13

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2025-03-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-28

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2024-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-31