BIG BRUTE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04408390 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-03
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-06-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-05-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-13
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    WILLIAMS, James Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, John Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-13
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, David Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2003-08-18
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, John Michael appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-08-18
    ➖
    PALMER, John Leslie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-08-01
    ➕
    PALMER, John Leslie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    LANHAM, Hugh Christopher resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BIG BRUTE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  25. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    LANHAM, Hugh Christopher appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-04-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, David Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2002-04-03
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-04-03
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Catherine Anne Williams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1941 · age 85
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/07/2017
Mr John Michael Williams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Michael Williamsceased 13/07/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 1, Cambridge House Camboro Business Park
Oakington Road, Girton
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB3 0QH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

WILLIAMS, John Michael→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, James Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, John Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LANHAM, Hugh Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
PALMER, John Leslie→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned 2003-08-18
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
WILLIAMS, David Michael→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2017-07-13
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-03 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02