WESTBROOK OPERATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06712902 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-01
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.4y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-11-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27➖HOWE, Ian Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dbs Bank Limited
- 2008-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs WESTBROOK OPERATIONS LIMITED
- 2008-10-01➕BRUCE, Lee Graham appointeddirector
- 2008-10-01➕WALTON, Shaun appointeddirector
- 2008-10-01➕HOWE, Ian Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Westbrook Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Westbrook Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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WESTBROOK OPERATIONS LIMITED
This company · 06712902
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Westbrook Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 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
Incorporated2008-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Westbrook House Wreakes Lane
Dronfield
Sheffield
S18 1LY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRUCE, Lee Graham→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-10-01
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WALTON, Shaun→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-01
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HOWE, Ian Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2023-02-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Dbs Bank Dbs Bank Limited | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 15/01/2009 | 06/11/2023 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-01-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21