BROOKWELL SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01591763 · ltd · incorporated 1981-10-16
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 43.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.6 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 (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 25 | 2500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-25📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-03-25📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-02-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-05🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-09-29➕LACEY, Justin Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-09-29➕SUMMERS, Wayne John appointeddirector
- 2017-09-29➖DOWELL, Carolyn resignedsecretary
- 2017-09-29➖DOWELL, Carolyn resigneddirector
- 2017-09-29➖DOWELL, Jeffrey Frank resigneddirector
- 2017-09-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-09-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2014-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2013-12-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2009-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2009-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-10-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2002-04-06➕DOWELL, Carolyn appointeddirector
- 2001-06-29➖BROOKER, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2001-06-28➕DOWELL, Carolyn appointedsecretary
- 2001-06-28➖DOWELL, Jeffrey Frank resignedsecretary
- 1994-10-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1986-07-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1982-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1981-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOKWELL SUPPLIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
J & W Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
J & W Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BROOKWELL SUPPLIES LIMITED
This company · 01591763
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J & W Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AVON GARAGE LTD→ 16290007 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| C.S.M BREAKERS LTD→ 16829185 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRAL GARAGES (MORETONHAMPSTEAD) LTD→ 15943321 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CENTRAL GARAGES (TORBAY) LIMITED→ 00693183 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| CHRISTIE AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 10292795 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| COACH HOUSE TRADING LTD→ 11208348 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| COFTON MOTORS LIMITED→ 06464246 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| COFTON MOTORS STARCROSS LIMITED→ 04350946 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| COMPLETE CAMPERS SW LTD→ 13877440 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CONDOR VEHICLE SALES LTD→ 12740170 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CONVERTIBLE SALE AND HIRE LIMITED→ 13137399 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
7 St Pauls Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 2HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
LACEY, Justin Robert→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUMMERS, Wayne John→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOWELL, Carolyn→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-28 · resigned 2017-09-29
DOWELL, Jeffrey Frank→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-06-28
BROOKER, Michael James→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2001-06-29
DOWELL, Carolyn→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-04-06 · resigned 2017-09-29
DOWELL, Jeffrey Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 2017-09-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2017 | 13/02/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2013 | 07/08/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 03/10/2007 | 26/07/2014 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 2 properties | 14/10/1994 | 17/08/2009 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 29/07/1986 | 17/08/2009 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 06/12/1982 | 17/08/2009 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-25
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10