BROOK FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT LTD

🌳Matureactive
04040515 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-25
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.54M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33120Repair of machinery
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 24.1y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
110 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
85
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,543,393
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£379k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£909k£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m£4.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£378.8k£321.2k
Net assets£4.54M£3.53M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-04-15
    ➖
    WELLS, Stephen Christopher resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-01-04
    ➕
    MORAN, Michael Christopher appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-29
    ➖
    DORRILL, Mark resigned
    secretary
  12. 2022-11-29
    ➖
    DORRILL, Mark resigned
    director
  13. 2022-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-11-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-07-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-07-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-03-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Kerrie-Marie resigned
    director
  23. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-10-12
    ➕
    WILSON, Kerrie-Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2015-09-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2015-08-27
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  27. 2013-01-18
    ➕
    DORRILL, Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2013-01-15
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2012-11-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  30. 2012-05-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  31. 2012-02-03
    ➕
    WELLS, Ann Mary appointed
    director
  32. 2011-04-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Asset Finance Limited
  33. 2009-11-18
    ➖
    WELLS, Nicola Ann resigned
    director
  34. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    LEES, Christopher John appointed
    director
  35. 2006-04-18
    ➕
    DORRILL, Mark appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-04-18
    ➖
    WELLS, Nicola Ann resigned
    secretary
  37. 2002-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  38. 2000-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROOK FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT LTD
  39. 2000-07-25
    ➕
    WELLS, Nicola Ann appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-07-25
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2000-07-25
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2000-07-25
    ➕
    WELLS, Nicola Ann appointed
    director
  43. 2000-07-25
    ➕
    WELLS, Stephen Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.

Group structure

Brook Food Trading Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Brook Food Trading Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BROOK FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT LTD
This company · 04040515

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brook Food Trading Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Christopher Wellsceased 15/04/2026· board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

The New Works
Roughmoor Industrial Estate
Williton
Somerset
TA4 4RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

LEES, Christopher John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORAN, Michael Christopher→
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELLS, Ann Mary→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DORRILL, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2022-11-29
Resigned
WELLS, Nicola Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2006-04-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2000-07-25
Resigned
DORRILL, Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-18 · resigned 2022-11-29
Resigned
WELLS, Nicola Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2009-11-18
Resigned
WELLS, Stephen Christopher→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-07-25 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
WILSON, Kerrie-Marie→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-10-12 · resigned 2019-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
part-satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
Debenture1 property30/11/2012—
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property24/05/201227/08/2015
satisfied
Close Asset Finance
Close Asset Finance Limited
Legal charge2 properties08/04/201105/09/2015
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/04/200215/01/2013
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Recent filings (110 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16