BREON O'CASEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06373128 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-17
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees0300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-09-11
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-09-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-09-10
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    CONNELL, Paul Amyas Samuel appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-31
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    CONNELL, Oona O'Casey resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-02-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-11-07
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    O'CASEY, Agnes Ann Doreen resigned
    director
  23. 2011-05-23
    ➕
    O'CASEY, Brendan appointed
    director
  24. 2011-05-23
    ➕
    CONNELL, Oona O'Casey appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-23
    ➕
    O'CASEY, Agnes Ann Doreen appointed
    director
  26. 2011-05-22
    ➖
    O'CASEY, Breon resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BREON O'CASEY LIMITED
  28. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    GOUGH, Duibhne Grainne appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    GOUGH, Duibhne Grainne appointed
    director
  30. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    O'CASEY, Breon appointed
    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 "O'CASEY" — 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Amyas Samuel Connell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/09/2024
Mr Brendan O'Casey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Duibhne Grainne Gough
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Oona O'Casey Connellceased 31/07/2024· 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
Incorporated2007-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

Lower Bosulval Farm
Newmill
Penzance
Cornwall
TR20 8XA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GOUGH, Duibhne Grainne→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNELL, Paul Amyas Samuel→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUGH, Duibhne Grainne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CASEY, Brendan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CONNELL, Oona O'Casey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-23 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
O'CASEY, Agnes Ann Doreen→
director · ~97y · appointed 2011-05-23 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned
O'CASEY, Breon→
director · ~98y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2011-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12