26/33 THE BRAMBLES MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02757002 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£254
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 20 linked, 11 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £254
Net assets shrinking
Down £397 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£254
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£755£2k£2k£3k£4kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£2.1k£3.1k
Current assets£2.1k£3.8k
Net assets£254£651

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    OWEN, Alun resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-04
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    OWEN, Alun appointed
    director
  4. 2025-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-02-09
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    TYLER, Frances Margaret resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-11-01
    ➖
    TREMLIN, Sarah resigned
    director
  19. 2012-09-12
    ➕
    TYLER, Frances Margaret appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-09-11
    ➖
    HONEY, Jenny resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-08-06
    ➖
    HEAVEN, Godfrey Keith resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    HONEY, Jenny appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    CASE, Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    HEAVEN, Godfrey Keith appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-08-03
    ➕
    TREMLIN, Sarah appointed
    director
  26. 2010-05-27
    ➖
    RICHINGS, John resigned
    secretary
  27. 2010-05-27
    ➖
    RICHINGS, John resigned
    director
  28. 2010-04-14
    ➖
    BERRY, Matthew resigned
    director
  29. 2009-08-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Gaynor appointed
    director
  30. 2006-08-18
    ➖
    ALLAN, Calum resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-08-18
    ➕
    RICHINGS, John appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-10-16
    ➕
    ALLAN, Calum appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-10-16
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Victoria Gwendoline resigned
    secretary
  34. 1999-03-20
    ➕
    BERRY, Matthew appointed
    director
  35. 1999-03-20
    ➖
    HARRISON, Vivian John resigned
    director
  36. 1998-05-17
    ➖
    GAWENDA, Mark Antony resigned
    secretary
  37. 1998-05-17
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Victoria Gwendoline appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-05-17
    ➕
    HARRISON, Vivian John appointed
    director
  39. 1998-05-17
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Paul Simon resigned
    director
  40. 1996-05-16
    ➖
    PERKINS, Tony resigned
    director
  41. 1996-04-08
    ➖
    PHILPOTT, Leslie Richard resigned
    director
  42. 1993-04-06
    ➕
    GAWENDA, Mark Antony appointed
    secretary
  43. 1993-04-06
    ➖
    STANLEY, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  44. 1992-11-29
    ➖
    JOHNS, Martyn James resigned
    secretary
  45. 1992-11-29
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Robert Minton resigned
    director
  46. 1992-11-17
    ➕
    STANLEY, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  47. 1992-11-17
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Paul Simon appointed
    director
  48. 1992-11-17
    ➕
    PERKINS, Tony appointed
    director
  49. 1992-11-17
    ➕
    PHILPOTT, Leslie Richard appointed
    director
  50. 1992-11-17
    ➕
    RICHINGS, John appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Case
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Miss Gaynor Smith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Pear Tree Cottage Yate Lower Common
Rangeworthy
Bristol
BS37 7QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

CASE, Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Gaynor→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Calum→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-16 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
GAWENDA, Mark Antony→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-06 · resigned 1998-05-17
Resigned
HEAVEN, Godfrey Keith→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2012-08-06
Resigned
HONEY, Jenny→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-06 · resigned 2012-09-11
Resigned
JOHNS, Martyn James→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-19 · resigned 1992-11-29
Resigned
RICHINGS, John→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2010-05-27
Resigned
STANLEY, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-17 · resigned 1993-04-06
Resigned
TYLER, Frances Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2018-02-09
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Victoria Gwendoline→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-17 · resigned 1999-10-16
Resigned
BERRY, Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-03-20 · resigned 2010-04-14
Resigned
HARRISON, Vivian John→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-05-17 · resigned 1999-03-20
Resigned
MARSHALL, Paul Simon→
director · ~54y · appointed 1992-11-17 · resigned 1998-05-17
Resigned
OWEN, Alun→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-11-04 · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned
PERKINS, Tony→
director · ~54y · appointed 1992-11-17 · resigned 1996-05-16
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Robert Minton→
director · ~72y · appointed 1992-10-19 · resigned 1992-11-29
Resigned
PHILPOTT, Leslie Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-11-17 · resigned 1996-04-08
Resigned
RICHINGS, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-11-17 · resigned 2010-05-27
Resigned
TREMLIN, Sarah→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-03 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09