BROOK LEA NURSERIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05985123 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£468.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01290
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01300SIC 01300
- 01640SIC 01640
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £468,337
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£362k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£468k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£469k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £493.7k | £461.2k |
| Current assets | £469.0k | £672.3k |
| Cash | £362.1k | £567.4k |
| Debtors | £94.3k | £93.5k |
| Net assets | £468.3k | £433.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-24➖PROUD, Joanna Charlotte resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-24➖PROUD, Joanna Charlotte resigneddirector
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOK LEA NURSERIES LIMITED
- 2006-11-01➕PROUD, Nathan appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➕PROUD, Joanna Charlotte appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-01➕PROUD, Joanna Charlotte appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nathan Proud Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Joanna Charlotte Proudceased 24/09/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BABY POTATO LIMITED→ 14741973 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| BCH STAMFORD LTD→ 15030538 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEECHMAST LIMITED→ 02240394 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| BEN COY FARRIER LIMITED→ 13664093 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIG BEAR DOGGY DAY CARE & HOME BOARDING LTD→ 14815984 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRIMBLES OF MANSFIELD LIMITED→ 05022671 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BRINVALE BIRD FOODS LIMITED→ 08080654 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BRITNELL TREE SERVICES LTD→ 09439028 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BROOKLANDS NURSERIES LIMITED→ 04968010 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BULWELL FOREST GARDEN→ 07900256 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BUNTINGS (AGRI) LIMITED→ 06086936 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01290 — SIC 01290
Registered office
550 Valley Road
Basford
Nottingham
NG5 1JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PROUD, Nathan→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-11-01
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PROUD, Joanna Charlotte→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2024-09-24
PROUD, Joanna Charlotte→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2024-09-24
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18