A1 RECLAIMED BRICK SPECIALISTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06963514 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-15
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£688.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (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 (3 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
46 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £688,442
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£230k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Net Worth
£688k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£649k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£138k£275k£413k£551k£688kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£718.1k£659.4k
Current assets£649.4k£658.0k
Cash£229.8k£226.6k
Debtors£398.6k£413.9k
Net assets£688.4k£637.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-11-24
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    ROYLE, Kelly Louise appointed
    secretary
  6. 2023-11-24
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Carol Ann resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-11-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2023-11-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    ROYLE, Brian Jenkins appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 RECLAIMED BRICK SPECIALISTS LIMITED
  20. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-07-15
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra appointed
    director
  25. 2009-07-15
    ➖
    SHAH, Ela Jayendra resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2009-07-15
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Jenkins Royle
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

7 St. Petersgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ROYLE, Kelly Louise→
secretary · appointed 2023-11-24
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Active
MARSHALL, David Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-07-15
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Active
ROYLE, Brian Jenkins→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-07-15
Resigned
MARSHALL, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2023-11-24
Resigned
SHAH, Ela Jayendra→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-07-15
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-11-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20