BRECHIN TURNER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04863934 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-12
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 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£103k£207k£310k£413k£516kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£450.3k
Current assets—£516.4k
Cash—£268.2k
Debtors—£248.2k
Net assets—£442.7k
Average employees2—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-04
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    address · AD01
  15. 2015-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BRECHIN TURNER LIMITED
  17. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TURNER, Michelle Anne, Dr appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    BRECHIN, Donald appointed
    director
  19. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    TURNER, Michelle Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-12
    ➕
    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-08-12
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    JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-08-12
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    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-08-12
    ➖
    JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRECHIN" — 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.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Michelle Anne Turner
Individual · Australian · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
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
Incorporated2003-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities

Registered office

Ground Floor Finchale House
Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH1 1TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

TURNER, Michelle Anne, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRECHIN, Donald→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Michelle Anne, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2003-08-12
Resigned
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-12 · resigned 2003-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01