BROLLY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06043375 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➖TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary resigneddirector
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-31➖STROUD, John Kerby resignedsecretary
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-27➖DIXON, Jason resigneddirector
- 2015-04-28➕DIXON, Jason appointeddirector
- 2015-04-28➕TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-10-09➖TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➕TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-10-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-09-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2007-07-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BROLLY LIMITED
- 2007-01-08➕TOWNSEND, Christopher Joe Warwick appointeddirector
- 2007-01-08➕STROUD, John Kerby appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 58. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Langley Abbey Estates Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Langley Abbey Estates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BROLLY LIMITED
This company · 06043375
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Langley Abbey Estates Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Christopher Joe Warwick Townsend Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Langley Abbey Estates, Langley
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 6DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
TOWNSEND, Christopher Joe Warwick→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STROUD, John Kerby→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2025-03-31
DIXON, Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2015-10-27
TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2026-04-01
TOWNSEND, Rebecca Dorothy Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2014-10-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/10/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/09/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of accession and charge | 1 property | 13/07/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-10