BROOKHOUSE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

04456266 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-07

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£89.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Repair of machinery

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £89,631

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£73k

Net Worth

£90k

↑ 62% YoY

Current Assets

£241k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£95.2k	£71.1k
Current assets	£241.0k	£215.6k
Cash	£73.5k	—
Debtors	£52.4k	—
Net assets	£89.6k	£55.4k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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accounts · AA
2023-05-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-02
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capital · SH01
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-03-31
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WAKELIN, Joshua Peter Alan appointed
director
2023-03-31
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WAKELIN, Oliver Walter appointed
director
2022-12-06
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address · AD01
2022-09-28
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accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-05
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accounts · AA
2017-09-05
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accounts · AA
2015-11-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-06-07
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Company incorporated
As BROOKHOUSE AGRICULTURAL SERVICES LTD
2002-06-07
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WAKELIN, Dominique Marie Louise appointed
secretary
2002-06-07
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WAKELIN, Dominique Marie Louise appointed
director
2002-06-07
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WAKELIN, Peter John appointed
director
2002-06-07
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-07
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-06-07
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-06-07
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WAKELIN, Joshua Peter Alan (same surname) appointed 2023-03-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Dominique Marie Louise Wakelin Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/06/2017
Mr Peter John Wakelin Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/06/2017

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

Incorporated2002-06-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 5 Brookhouse Farm

Newcastle Road, Madeley

Crewe

Cheshire

CW3 9JT

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17