BRIMBLES OF MANSFIELD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05022671 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-22

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£19.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01420

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £19,471

Net assets shrinking

Down £25,791 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£19k

↓ 57% YoY

Current Assets

£171k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£19.5k	£82.6k
Current assets	£170.5k	£199.1k
Net assets	£19.5k	£45.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-06-16
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-08
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
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BRIMBLE, Ian Victor resigned
director
2025-01-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-01
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HUMBER, Gillian appointed
director
2020-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-04-06
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HUMBER, Gillian resigned
director
2005-10-01
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HUMBER, Gillian appointed
director
2004-01-22
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Company incorporated
As BRIMBLES OF MANSFIELD LIMITED
2004-01-22
➕
BRIMBLE, Jean appointed
secretary
2004-01-22
➕
BRIMBLE, Jean appointed
director
2004-01-22
➕
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-22
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-22
➕
BRIMBLE, Ian Victor appointed
director
2004-01-22
➕
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-22
➖
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100

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 "BRIMBLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Gillian Humber Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Jean Brimble Individual · British · DOB 11/1943 · age 83	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Victor Brimbleceased 10/01/2025· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-01-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

177 Chesterfield Road South

Mansfield

NG19 7AR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-04

Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BRIMBLE, Jean→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-22

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Active

BRIMBLE, Jean→

director · ~83y · appointed 2004-01-22

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Active

HUMBER, Gillian→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-11-01

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-22

Resigned

BRIMBLE, Ian Victor→

director · ~83y · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2025-01-10

Resigned

HUMBER, Gillian→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2014-04-06

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-06-16

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-23

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-01-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-14