BROOK-DOBSON BREAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05674756 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£34.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -55% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,040
Net assets shrinking
Down £71,473 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 55% YoY
Cash YoY
-55%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£74k
↓ 55% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£124k£249k£373k£497k£621kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.1k£111.7k
Current assets£120.5k£621.4k
Cash£74.4k£165.9k
Debtors£46.1k£455.5k
Net assets£34.0k£105.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-01-24
    ➖
    BROOK-DOBSON, Alexandra Mary resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-01-24
    ➖
    KIDDLE, Matthew Richard resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-24
    ➖
    WALSH, John Kevin resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2022-11-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-07-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    BROOK-DOBSON, Alexandra Mary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2018-04-01
    ➖
    BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-12-15
    ➖
    BREAR, Timothy Austin resigned
    secretary
  24. 2017-12-15
    ➖
    BREAR, Timothy Austin resigned
    director
  25. 2017-12-15
    ➕
    KIDDLE, Matthew Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2017-12-15
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Timothy Austin Brear and Anne-Marie Bachelier
  27. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    WALSH, John Kevin appointed
    director
  28. 2014-08-07
    ➖
    DARCY, Victoria Louise resigned
    director
  29. 2012-07-19
    ➕
    DARCY, Victoria Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2008-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2006-04-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2006-01-30
    ➕
    BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer appointed
    director
  33. 2006-01-30
    ➕
    BREAR, Timothy Austin appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-01-30
    ➕
    BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-01-30
    ➖
    JACKSON, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  36. 2006-01-30
    ➕
    BREAR, Timothy Austin appointed
    director
  37. 2006-01-30
    ➖
    JACKSON, Caroline Jane resigned
    director
  38. 2006-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROOK-DOBSON BREAR LIMITED
  39. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    JACKSON, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  40. 2006-01-13
    ➕
    JACKSON, Caroline Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROOK-DOBSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

Bdb Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bdb Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BROOK-DOBSON BREAR LIMITED
This company · 05674756

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bdb Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/12/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Timothy Austin Brearceased 15/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Spencer Brook-Dobsonceased 15/12/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Richmond House Lawnswood Business Park
Redvers Close
Leeds
LS16 6QY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREAR, Timothy Austin→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-30 · resigned 2017-12-15
Resigned
BROOK-DOBSON, Alexandra Mary→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned
BROOK-DOBSON, Andrew Spencer→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-30 · resigned 2018-04-01
Resigned
JACKSON, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
BREAR, Timothy Austin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-30 · resigned 2017-12-15
Resigned
DARCY, Victoria Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-19 · resigned 2014-08-07
Resigned
JACKSON, Caroline Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
KIDDLE, Matthew Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-15 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned
WALSH, John Kevin→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Timothy Austin Brear and Anne-Marie Bachelier
A registered charge—15/12/201724/11/2022
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/04/200625/06/2008

Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16