KING MORTER PROUD & CO LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1400 | 1400 |
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2 signals 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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- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
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- 2018-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-31➖BRAWN, Richard William resigneddirector
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs KING MORTER PROUD & CO LIMITED
- 2010-12-06➕BROMLEY, John Lannon appointeddirector
- 2010-12-06➕BROMLEY, Katherine Margaret appointeddirector
- 2010-12-06➕BRAWN, Richard William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Lannon Bromley Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Katherine Bromley Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Richard William Brawnceased 31/05/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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