BRECON OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04504526 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-05-31➖BRAWN, Sylvia Julie May resigneddirector
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-31➕PHILLIPS, Kate appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-31➖WISHART, John resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-01➕BROMLEY, John Lannon appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01➖MORTER, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2002-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BRECON OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2002-08-06➕WISHART, John appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-06➕BRAWN, Sylvia Julie May appointeddirector
- 2002-08-06➕MORTER, Pauline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
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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Mr John Lannon Bromley Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Katherine Margaret Bromley Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Julie Brawnceased 31/05/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ABERCORN LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 09194538 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADRIAN GEORGE LTD→ 16019109 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AETHERIC LTD→ 15900513 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMPLITASK LIMITED→ 16681286 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHIFORM LIMITED→ 05696828 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARNOLD CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD→ 11505971 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BARRY TOMLINSON ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 04510525 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BESPOKE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED→ 11386991 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BESPOKE TENTS & EVENTS LTD→ 12710173 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BRAEHALL LIMITED→ 10542204 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| BRECON CAR RENTALS LIMITED→ 03187236 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
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7 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
Incorporated2002-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
C/O Kings Morter Proud
Kings Arms Vaults
The Watton, Brecon
Powys
LD3 7EF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BROMLEY, John Lannon→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WISHART, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2014-03-31
BRAWN, Sylvia Julie May→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2018-05-31
MORTER, Pauline→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-06 · resigned 2013-03-01
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-31