BRICKTOP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.

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03746935 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-07
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
£-54.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 70210Public relations and communications activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £54,818

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£55k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£73k-£51k-£29k-£7k£15k£37kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-24.2k£-37.6k
Current assets£34.4k£36.6k
Net assets£-54.8k£-73.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2025-04-15
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  4. 2025-04-15
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-04-07
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    PRESCOTT, Gillian Mary appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-04-07
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    PRESCOTT, Stuart George resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-04-07
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    PRESCOTT, Stuart George resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2024-04-02
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  10. 2023-04-13
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  11. 2022-04-22
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  12. 2021-04-27
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  13. 2021-01-19
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  14. 2021-01-15
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
  15. 2020-04-28
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  16. 2020-02-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2020-02-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
  18. 2019-04-30
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  19. 2018-04-16
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  20. 2018-03-26
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  21. 2018-03-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2018-03-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bridgeco Limited
  23. 2018-03-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bridgeco Limited
  24. 2018-03-08
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    address · AD01
  25. 2001-03-30
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    WELLAND, Susan Jayne resigned
    director
  26. 1999-04-08
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    PRESCOTT, Gillian Mary appointed
    director
  27. 1999-04-08
    ➕
    PRESCOTT, Stuart George appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-04-08
    ➖
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-04-08
    ➕
    PRESCOTT, Stuart George appointed
    director
  30. 1999-04-08
    ➕
    WELLAND, Susan Jayne appointed
    director
  31. 1999-04-08
    ➖
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BRICKTOP DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
  33. 1999-04-07
    ➕
    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-04-07
    ➕
    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart George Prescott
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

6 Mount Street
Harrogate
HG2 8DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PRESCOTT, Gillian Mary→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESCOTT, Gillian Mary→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRESCOTT, Stuart George→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 2025-04-07
Resigned
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 1999-04-08
Resigned
PRESCOTT, Stuart George→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 2025-04-07
Resigned
WELLAND, Susan Jayne→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-04-08 · resigned 2001-03-30
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-07 · resigned 1999-04-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property15/01/2021—
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property14/02/2020—
outstanding
Bridgeco
Bridgeco Limited
A registered charge1 property20/03/2018—
outstanding
Bridgeco
Bridgeco Limited
A registered charge1 property20/03/2018—
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Recent filings (73 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-19