BROMLEIGHS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07033848 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-29
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £77.4k |
| Current assets | — | £67.9k |
| Net assets | — | £68.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-08-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-11-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-14➖RAWSON, John resigneddirector
- 2018-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19➕BROWN, Adele Louise appointeddirector
- 2014-09-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-08-28➖RAWSON, Natalie resigneddirector
- 2010-07-09➖HAWKE, Linden Neil resigneddirector
- 2009-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BROMLEIGHS LIMITED
- 2009-09-29➕HAWKE, Linden Neil appointeddirector
- 2009-09-29➕RAWSON, John appointeddirector
- 2009-09-29➕RAWSON, Natalie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Karen June Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/11/2018 |
Stephen David Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/06/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jon Rawsonceased 14/11/2018· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Registered office
Unit 50e/F Severnbridge Industrial Estate Symondscliffe Way
Portskewett
Caldicot
NP26 5PW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BROWN, Adele Louise→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2018-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAWKE, Linden Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2010-07-09
RAWSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2018-11-14
RAWSON, Natalie→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-09-29 · resigned 2014-08-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/09/2014 | 24/08/2019 |
Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22