BROMBOROUGH PLASTICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03139474 · ltd · incorporated 1995-12-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£220.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 29.5y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £220,292

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£220k
↑ 149% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£88k£132k£176k£220kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£119.2k£13.5k
Current assets£50.4k£151.4k
Net assets£220.3k£88.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2023-05-30
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  5. 2022-07-26
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  6. 2021-08-23
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  7. 2020-10-21
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  8. 2019-09-15
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  9. 2018-09-12
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  10. 2017-09-22
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  11. 2016-09-05
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  12. 2016-08-26
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  13. 2016-08-26
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  14. 2016-08-20
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    PARR, John Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-08-20
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    PARR, John Malcolm resigned
    director
  16. 2016-01-07
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  17. 2015-04-15
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  18. 2011-01-01
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    PARR, Stephen James appointed
    director
  19. 2006-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  20. 2006-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2006-07-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2004-07-30
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    HUMPHREYS, Raymond Eric resigned
    director
  24. 2002-08-09
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    HIGGINS, Ronald Arthur resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-09
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    PARR, John Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-08-09
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    HUMPHREYS, Raymond Eric appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-09
    ➕
    PARR, John Malcolm appointed
    director
  28. 1996-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1996-11-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Candy Domestic Appliances Limited
  30. 1995-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BROMBOROUGH PLASTICS LIMITED
  31. 1995-12-19
    ➕
    PARR, Michael Brian appointed
    director
  32. 1995-12-19
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Ronald Arthur appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen James Parr
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Michael Brian Parr
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
——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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Block 6 D G Trading Estate Factory Road
Sandycroft
Deeside
Flintshire
CH5 2QJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PARR, Michael Brian→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARR, Stephen James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HIGGINS, Ronald Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-19 · resigned 2002-08-09
Resigned
PARR, John Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-09 · resigned 2016-08-20
Resigned
HUMPHREYS, Raymond Eric→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-09 · resigned 2004-07-30
Resigned
PARR, John Malcolm→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-08-09 · resigned 2016-08-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property04/10/200405/08/2006
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge2 properties29/11/199629/07/2006
satisfied
Candy Domestic Appliances
Candy Domestic Appliances Limited
Debenture1 property08/11/199629/07/2006

Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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2024-12-29
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2024-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
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address · AD01
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
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accounts · AA
2020-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-15