BRAMBLES MOT CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06674340 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,769
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,794 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 144% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£24k£50k£76k£101k£127kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£33.6k£10.7k
Current assets£127.1k£109.5k
Cash£2.9k£5.7k
Debtors£114.3k£93.8k
Net assets£-1.8k£4.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Colin David resigned
    director
  2. 2026-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    SMITH, Colin David appointed
    director
  6. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-26
    ➕
    CARTER, Brian Anthony Richard appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-08-26
    ➖
    GIBBS, Lee Edward resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-08-26
    ➖
    GIBBS, Lee Edward resigned
    director
  18. 2017-08-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2017-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2017-08-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  21. 2016-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2008-08-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAMBLES MOT CENTRE LIMITED
  23. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    RICHARD CARTER, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    GIBBS, Lee Edward appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-08-15
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    GIBBS, Lee Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2008-08-15
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2008-08-15
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Richard Anthony Carter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/08/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 2 Wealden Woodlands Estate
Herne Common
Canterbury
Kent
CT6 7LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CARTER, Brian Anthony Richard→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARD CARTER, Brian Anthony→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBS, Lee Edward→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2017-08-26
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned
GIBBS, Lee Edward→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2017-08-26
Resigned
SMITH, Colin David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2026-04-29 · resigned 2026-07-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-15 · resigned 2008-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18