BR-TRADING UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02008451 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£169.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £169,093
Cash YoY
+739%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£87k
↑ 739% YoY
Net Worth
£169k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£258k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£52k£103k£155k£206k£258kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£169.1k£152.2k
Current assets£258.1k£188.0k
Cash£86.9k£10.4k
Debtors£171.2k£156.6k
Net assets£169.1k£152.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-30
    ➕
    KRISTENSEN, Jens Jorgen Hogsberg appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-08-27
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    THOMSEN, Frans Vestergren appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-27
    ➖
    THOMSEN, Marianne Vestergren resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-06-01
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    THOMSEN, Marianne Vestergren appointed
    director
  20. 2008-06-01
    ➖
    THOMSEN, Nanna Marie resigned
    director
  21. 1993-10-01
    ➕
    THOMSEN, Frans Vestergren appointed
    secretary
  22. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    MARXEN, Ole resigned
    secretary
  23. 1993-10-01
    ➖
    MARXEN, Ole resigned
    director
  24. 1986-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BR-TRADING UK LIMITED

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 82 — 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 82 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Frans Vestegren Thomsen
Individual · Danish · DOB 10/1944 · age 82
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1986-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Eastnor Vicarage Road
Crawley Down
Crawley
RH10 4JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMSEN, Frans Vestergren→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-01
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Active
KRISTENSEN, Jens Jorgen Hogsberg→
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-08-30
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Active
THOMSEN, Frans Vestergren→
director · ~82y · appointed 2024-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARXEN, Ole→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
MARXEN, Ole→
director · ~81y · resigned 1993-10-01
Resigned
THOMSEN, Marianne Vestergren→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2024-08-27
Resigned
THOMSEN, Nanna Marie→
director · ~82y · resigned 2008-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18