BROWNINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02820556 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-21
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 33.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 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
99 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees23002400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-02-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-02-10
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  9. 2022-02-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Michael Trevor Gentle
  10. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  18. 2007-01-22
    ➕
    HARRISON, Dean Patrick appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-22
    ➕
    VINCENT, Richard Adam appointed
    director
  20. 2006-12-31
    ➖
    CROWLEY, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2005-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2003-07-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  24. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    GENTLE, Michael Trevor appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-31
    ➕
    GENTLE, Michael Trevor appointed
    director
  26. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-12-31
    ➖
    CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann resigned
    director
  28. 1993-06-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1993-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1993-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BROWNINGS LIMITED
  31. 1993-05-21
    ➕
    CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    secretary
  32. 1993-05-21
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1993-05-21
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1993-05-21
    ➕
    CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann appointed
    director
  35. 1993-05-21
    ➕
    CROWLEY, Stephen Richard appointed
    director
  36. 1993-05-21
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1993-05-21
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Brownings Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Brownings Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BROWNINGS LIMITED
This company · 02820556

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brownings Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/05/2017
Mr Michael Trevor Gentle
Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence21/05/2017

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

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8 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
Incorporated1993-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

157 English Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 2BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

GENTLE, Michael Trevor→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-31
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Active
GENTLE, Michael Trevor→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-12-31
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Active
HARRISON, Dean Patrick→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINCENT, Richard Adam→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann→
secretary · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 1993-05-21
Resigned
CROWLEY, Elizabeth Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
CROWLEY, Stephen Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-21 · resigned 1993-05-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Michael Trevor Gentle
A registered charge—10/02/2022—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property14/08/2015—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/07/2003—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/06/199317/06/2005
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property23/06/199317/06/2005
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Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-02-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-16
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2022-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-18