BROUGHTON POWELL FURNITURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03127993 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£990.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
90 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £990,420
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£990k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £997.5k | £955.9k |
| Current assets | £25.4k | £103.3k |
| Net assets | £990.4k | £948.5k |
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.
See pricing →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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➖POWELL, Helena resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06➕POWELL, Helena appointeddirector
- 2022-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-10➖POWELL, Richard Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2003-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-04-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-03-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1998-01-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1998-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1995-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BROUGHTON POWELL FURNITURE LIMITED
- 1995-11-20➕GRAHAM, Elizabeth Mary Nancy appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-20➕GRAHAM, Elizabeth Mary Nancy appointeddirector
- 1995-11-20➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-11-20➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-11-20➕POWELL, Richard Geoffrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Unit 19 Stirlin Business Park
185 Sadler Road
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 3AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
GRAHAM, Elizabeth Mary Nancy→
Activesecretary · appointed 1995-11-20
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GRAHAM, Elizabeth Mary Nancy→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1995-11-20
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CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-20 · resigned 1995-11-20
POWELL, Helena→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-06-06 · resigned 2024-05-31
POWELL, Richard Geoffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1995-11-20 · resigned 2022-05-10
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/03/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/01/1998 | 23/07/2003 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/01/1998 | 23/07/2003 |
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Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06