BROCKWELLS FORESTRY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03184145 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-10
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
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
112 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
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 (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-05-11➖CORVER, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2015-05-11➖LEICESTER, Michael Stuart resigneddirector
- 2004-11-22➕LEICESTER, Michael Stuart appointeddirector
- 2004-08-01➕CORVER, David Alan appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21➕REED, Tracey Jane appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-21➕REED, Malcolm Kevin appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21➕REED, Tracey Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-06-21➖INITIAL SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-06-21➖INITIAL DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1996-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BROCKWELLS FORESTRY LIMITED
- 1996-04-10➕INITIAL SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-04-10➕INITIAL DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Tracey Jane Reed Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Malcolm Kevin Reed Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. STEMN ORGANISATION LTD→ 13421354 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ATHERALLS FARMS LIMITED→ 01834578 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| BARKER TREE SURGERY LTD→ 14404821 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEVERNBRIDGE STABLES LIMITED→ 06137332 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BINSTED FARMS LIMITED→ 00590446 · est 1957 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 68y | — | — |
| BLACKBERRY FARM (SUSSEX) LTD→ 11110544 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BLUE LIGHT FISHERIES LIMITED→ 15937837 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOLNEY NURSERY LIMITED→ 02082294 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| BÖN HEALING HERBS & RETREATS LTD→ 16051254 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BPF BUSINESS CENTRE LTD→ 15528639 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRIDGERS FARM LTD→ 04782912 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BULLYZ & BEYOND LTD→ 13852972 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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
Incorporated1996-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Brockwells Industrial Estate The Broyle
Ringmer
Lewes
East Sussex
BN8 5GL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
REED, Malcolm Kevin→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1996-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REED, Tracey Jane→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1996-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INITIAL SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-04-10 · resigned 1996-06-21
CORVER, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2015-05-11
LEICESTER, Michael Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-11-22 · resigned 2015-05-11
INITIAL DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1996-04-10 · resigned 1996-06-21
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-27