BROOKLANDS AUTOMOTIVE LTD

🌳Matureactive
03183761 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 28.8y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 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 £3,467,835
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£597k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£3.5m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£4.7m
↑ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£935k£1.9m£2.8m£3.7m£4.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.55M£3.06M
Current assets£4.67M£4.38M
Cash£596.8k£533.6k
Debtors£234.5k£485.5k
Net assets£3.47M£2.97M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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  8. 2024-04-30
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  9. 2023-08-29
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  10. 2022-09-13
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  11. 2022-06-07
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  12. 2021-12-07
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  13. 2020-02-17
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  14. 2019-07-17
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  15. 2019-05-28
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  16. 2019-05-28
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  17. 2019-03-01
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    HALESTRAP, John James appointed
    director
  18. 2016-01-16
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    HALESTRAP, Katherine appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-12
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    KAVANAGH, Scott Colin resigned
    director
  20. 2016-01-12
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    MUNFORD, Timothy Ian resigned
    director
  21. 2014-07-17
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    SIMPSON, David Mark resigned
    director
  22. 2012-03-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  23. 2011-02-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
  24. 2010-09-09
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Property Investment Holdings Limited
  25. 2010-07-02
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Volkswagon Bank Gmbh Trading as Volkswagon Bank United Kingdom Branch
  26. 2008-12-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2008-11-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Property Investment Holdings Limited
  28. 2008-10-13
    ➖
    HALESTRAP, Katherine resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-09-30
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Scott Colin appointed
    director
  30. 2006-09-30
    ➕
    SIMPSON, David Mark appointed
    director
  31. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    MUNFORD, Timothy Ian appointed
    director
  32. 2004-08-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Capital Bank PLC
  33. 2004-07-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2002-07-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ge Capital Bank Limited T/a Ge Capital Woodchester
  35. 1997-10-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  36. 1997-09-15
    ➖
    DICKER, Jackie resigned
    secretary
  37. 1997-09-15
    ➕
    HALESTRAP, Katherine appointed
    secretary
  38. 1996-12-21
    ➖
    DICKER, Jackie resigned
    director
  39. 1996-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BROOKLANDS AUTOMOTIVE LTD
  40. 1996-04-09
    ➕
    HALESTRAP, John appointed
    director
  41. 1996-04-09
    ➕
    DICKER, Jackie appointed
    secretary
  42. 1996-04-09
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1996-04-09
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1996-04-09
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    DICKER, Jackie appointed
    director
  45. 1996-04-09
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1996-04-09
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Halestrap
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/02/2019
Mrs Katherine Halestrap
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/04/2017

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
Incorporated1996-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Brooklands Place
1 Abbot Close
Byfleet
KT14 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

HALESTRAP, John James→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALESTRAP, John→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALESTRAP, Katherine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKER, Jackie→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 1997-09-15
Resigned
HALESTRAP, Katherine→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-15 · resigned 2008-10-13
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 1996-04-09
Resigned
DICKER, Jackie→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 1996-12-21
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Scott Colin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned
MUNFORD, Timothy Ian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2016-01-12
Resigned
SIMPSON, David Mark→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-09 · resigned 1996-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK)
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
General charge1 property03/02/2011—
outstanding
Property Investment Holdings
Property Investment Holdings Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property09/09/2010—
outstanding
Volkswagon Bank Gmbh Trading as Volkswagon Bank United Kingdom Branch
General charge1 property02/07/2010—
satisfied
Property Investment Holdings
Property Investment Holdings Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property17/11/200815/03/2012
satisfied
Capital Bank
Capital Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/08/200402/12/2008
satisfied
Ge Capital Bank T/a Ge Capital Woodchester
Ge Capital Bank Limited T/a Ge Capital Woodchester
Floating charge2 properties10/07/200214/07/2004
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property07/10/1997—
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07