ABC (AUTO BROTHERWOOD CONVERSIONS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06053263 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-15

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). 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, 1 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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31

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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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2025-02-20
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2024-05-09
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2023-08-11
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2022-02-01
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2021-12-07
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2021-02-09
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2020-02-17
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2020-02-17
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2020-02-17
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officers · AP01
2019-10-30
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accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-03-29
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DANIEL, John Paul appointed
director
2018-03-29
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WORTHINGTON, Dale Anthony appointed
director
2018-03-29
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BROTHERWOOD, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2007-01-16
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BROTHERWOOD, Rodney John appointed
director
2007-01-16
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BROTHERWOOD, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2007-01-16
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ROBERTSON, Reynolds resigned
secretary
2007-01-16
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MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-01-15
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Company incorporated
As ABC (AUTO BROTHERWOOD CONVERSIONS) LIMITED
2007-01-15
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ROBERTSON, Reynolds appointed
secretary
2007-01-15
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MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROTHERWOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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

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Brotherwood Automobility Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ABC (AUTO BROTHERWOOD CONVERSIONS) LIMITED

This company · 06053263

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Brotherwood Automobility Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	31/03/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Brotherwood Automobilityceased 31/03/2018· significant influence
Mr Rodney John Brotherwoodceased 31/03/2018· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2007-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Pillar Box Lane

Sherborne

Dorset

DT9 6QP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BROTHERWOOD, Rodney John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2007-01-16

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Active

DANIEL, John Paul→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-29

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Active

WORTHINGTON, Dale Anthony→

director · ~52y · appointed 2018-03-29

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Active

BROTHERWOOD, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2018-03-29

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Reynolds→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2007-01-16

Resigned

MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2007-01-16

Resigned

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