ALUMINIUM BRONZE VALVES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05653334 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-13
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.92M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,915,714
Cash YoY
+114%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£202k
↑ 114% YoY
Net Worth
£2.9m
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£888k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.44M | £3.41M |
| Current assets | £888.5k | £827.9k |
| Cash | £202.1k | £94.3k |
| Debtors | £686.3k | £733.6k |
| Net assets | £2.92M | £2.83M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-05-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-03-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16➕WHITEHEAD, Miranda Diane appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-31➖HAUNCH, Jennifer Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2014-02-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-02-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-01-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUMINIUM BRONZE VALVES LIMITED
- 2005-12-13➕BROOKSBANK, Jonathan Edward appointeddirector
- 2005-12-13➕BROOKSBANK, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2005-12-13➕HAUNCH, Jennifer Margaret appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert James Brooksbank Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/05/2026 |
Mr Jonathan Edward Brooksbank Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/12/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert James Brooksbankceased 27/05/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Solna Brooksbankceased 01/06/2017· 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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
Incorporated2005-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Unit 4 The Crossings Business Park Riperian Way
Crosshills
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 7BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WHITEHEAD, Miranda Diane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKSBANK, Jonathan Edward→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKSBANK, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAUNCH, Jennifer Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2017-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/05/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2014 | 07/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2014 | 07/03/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/01/2014 | 07/03/2024 |
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Recent filings (67 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-14