BRASS TACKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02216281 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-02-02

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£303.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (9 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £303,049

Net assets shrinking

Down £30,110 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£303k

↓ 9.0% YoY

Current Assets

£303k

↓ 9.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£303.0k	£333.2k
Current assets	£303.0k	£333.2k
Net assets	£303.0k	£333.2k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-01-11
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2026-01-11
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2026-01-11
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accounts · AA
2025-11-07
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PITTS, Matthew James Garvey appointed
director
2025-11-07
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SMALL, Alistair James appointed
director
2025-07-25
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officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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officers · AP01
2025-07-14
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BUTLER, Luke Graham appointed
director
2025-07-14
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HAXTON, Colin David resigned
director
2025-07-14
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MCCLEERY, David Lawrence resigned
director
2024-12-30
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officers · AP01
2024-12-30
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2023-12-31
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accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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WYATT, Naomi Rachel appointed
director
2023-10-31
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officers · AP01
2023-06-15
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MCCLEERY, David Lawrence appointed
director
2022-12-30
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accounts · AA
2022-12-30
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officers · TM01
2022-11-11
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EMERSON, Wesley R S resigned
director
2022-01-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-17
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2022-01-17
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officers · TM01
2021-03-24
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ARMSTRONG, James appointed
director
2021-03-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-10
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accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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officers · TM02
2020-11-25
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2020-11-13
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MCCULLOCH, Colina appointed
secretary
2020-11-13
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SHELDON, Roger Norman resigned
secretary
2020-11-13
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AITKEN, John resigned
director
2019-11-08
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HAXTON, Colin David appointed
director
2018-06-04
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COOPER, Denis Scott resigned
director
2017-11-10
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PHILLIPS, Samuel John Thompson appointed
director
2016-04-04
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JOHNSTON, Mark Samuel resigned
director
2016-03-16
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THORP, David James appointed
director
2015-11-20
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DAVIES, Brian resigned
director
2015-11-20
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SHELDON, Roger Norman resigned
director
2012-09-08
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JOHNSTON, Mark Samuel appointed
director
2012-04-22
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PARK, Alan William resigned
director
2010-11-20
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PARK, Alan William appointed
director
2010-03-11
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BOWMAN, Dennis resigned
director
2009-11-20
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AITKEN, John appointed
director
2009-11-20
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COATES, Robert Peter, Dr resigned
director
2009-06-14
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BLAND, Bryan Andrew resigned
director
2009-04-23
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BURNESS, John Henry, Dr resigned
director
2009-04-23
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MACLELLAN, James Lees resigned
director
2008-04-03
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BOWMAN, Dennis appointed
director
2006-05-19
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SHELDON, Roger Norman appointed
director
2005-11-12
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DAVIES, Brian appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1988-02-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

124 Wells Road

Bath

BA2 3AH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-11

Last: 2025-12-28