BROOKLANDS (LEEDS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02166259 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-17
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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  2. 2025-02-12
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  3. 2024-02-22
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  4. 2023-02-17
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  5. 2022-04-26
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  6. 2021-06-30
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  7. 2020-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-13
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  10. 2018-02-13
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  11. 2018-02-13
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  12. 2018-02-13
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-02-12
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    FLOWER, Shena Margaret appointed
    director
  14. 2018-02-12
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    STOCKS, Susan Patricia resigned
    director
  15. 2018-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-13
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-02-16
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    IRVING, Anita appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-16
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    ORBAUM, Marjorie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-02-16
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    ORBAUM, Marjorie resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-31
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    FLOWER, Shena Margaret resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-31
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    ORBAUM, Marjorie appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-03-31
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    FLOWER, Shena Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-31
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    STOCKS, Susan Patricia appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-31
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    THORPE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-31
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    HIGGINS, Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2001-07-02
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    FLOWER, Shena Margaret appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-07-02
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    LONGLEY, Eric resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-07-02
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    LONGLEY, Eric resigned
    director
  29. 2001-03-11
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    FLOWER, Shena Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 1998-02-09
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    LONGLEY, Eric appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-02-09
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Brian appointed
    director
  32. 1998-01-24
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    GOULD, Leila June resigned
    secretary
  33. 1998-01-24
    ➖
    GOULD, Leslie resigned
    director
  34. 1996-09-11
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    MARRIOTT, Jean resigned
    director
  35. 1996-09-11
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    ORBAUM, Marjorie appointed
    director
  36. 1996-08-27
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    HARDY, Marion resigned
    director
  37. 1996-08-27
    ➕
    LONGLEY, Eric appointed
    director
  38. 1996-01-29
    ➕
    GOULD, Leila June appointed
    secretary
  39. 1996-01-28
    ➖
    HYLAND, Daniel resigned
    secretary
  40. 1996-01-28
    ➖
    HYLAND, Daniel resigned
    director
  41. 1994-07-18
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    HOBDEY, David William resigned
    secretary
  42. 1994-07-18
    ➕
    HYLAND, Daniel appointed
    secretary
  43. 1994-07-18
    ➖
    HOBDEY, David William resigned
    director
  44. 1994-07-18
    ➕
    HYLAND, Daniel appointed
    director
  45. 1991-07-22
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    BRADNEY, John Robert resigned
    director
  46. 1991-05-20
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    MARRIOTT, Jean appointed
    director
  47. 1987-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BROOKLANDS (LEEDS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Shena Margaret Flower
Individual · British · DOB 05/1936 · age 90
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/02/2018
Mr Andrew John Thorpe
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Anita Irving
Individual · British · DOB 05/1940 · age 86
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Susan Patricia Stocksceased 12/02/2018· 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
Incorporated1987-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 9 Brooklands
24 Park Crescent
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS8 1HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

FLOWER, Shena Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 2018-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRVING, Anita→
director · ~86y · appointed 2015-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THORPE, Andrew John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLOWER, Shena Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-02 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
GOULD, Leila June→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-29 · resigned 1998-01-24
Resigned
HOBDEY, David William→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-18
Resigned
HYLAND, Daniel→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-18 · resigned 1996-01-28
Resigned
LONGLEY, Eric→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-09 · resigned 2001-07-02
Resigned
ORBAUM, Marjorie→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2015-02-16
Resigned
BRADNEY, John Robert→
director · ~74y · resigned 1991-07-22
Resigned
FLOWER, Shena Margaret→
director · ~90y · appointed 2001-03-11 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
GOULD, Leslie→
director · ~98y · resigned 1998-01-24
Resigned
HARDY, Marion→
director · ~76y · resigned 1996-08-27
Resigned
HIGGINS, Brian→
director · ~90y · appointed 1998-02-09 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
HOBDEY, David William→
director · ~64y · resigned 1994-07-18
Resigned
HYLAND, Daniel→
director · ~57y · appointed 1994-07-18 · resigned 1996-01-28
Resigned
LONGLEY, Eric→
director · ~99y · appointed 1996-08-27 · resigned 2001-07-02
Resigned
MARRIOTT, Jean→
director · ~93y · appointed 1991-05-20 · resigned 1996-09-11
Resigned
ORBAUM, Marjorie→
director · ~94y · appointed 1996-09-11 · resigned 2015-02-16
Resigned
STOCKS, Susan Patricia→
director · ~81y · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2018-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

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2026-02-12
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2025-12-24
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2025-12-23
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2025-02-12
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2024-12-30
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2024-02-22
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2023-12-20
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2023-02-17
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2022-12-17
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2022-04-26
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2022-02-07
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2021-06-30
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2021-02-15
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2020-02-27
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2020-02-09