ALISON BROOKS ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04810339 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (79/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
79 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
80
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees28002000

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-27
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    MELVIN EKMAN, Anna Elisabet resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-08-01
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    MUELLER, Michael appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-06
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    MELVIN EKMAN, Anna Elisabet appointed
    director
  11. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-02-21
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    WOODFORD, Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2017-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-08-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  21. 2013-01-01
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    WOODFORD, Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Charles Henry appointed
    director
  23. 2011-11-14
    ➖
    WHITWORTH, John Jason resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-01-05
    ➖
    MCKENZIE, Dominic resigned
    director
  25. 2008-07-11
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    MCKENZIE, Dominic appointed
    director
  26. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    BROOKS, Barbara Alison appointed
    director
  27. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    WHITWORTH, John Jason appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ALISON BROOKS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  31. 2003-06-25
    ➕
    TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-06-25
    ➕
    TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROOKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Barbara Alison Brooks
Individual · Canadian · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Studio 610
Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BROOKS, Barbara Alison→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUELLER, Michael→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Charles Henry→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITWORTH, John Jason→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2011-11-14
Resigned
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Dominic→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-11 · resigned 2011-01-05
Resigned
MELVIN EKMAN, Anna Elisabet→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-07-06 · resigned 2023-10-27
Resigned
WOODFORD, Michael→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2019-02-21
Resigned
TEMPLES (COMPANY SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

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2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23