BRIAN MACKENOW & CO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07758555 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01
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
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    GARDINER, Sean Alexander appointed
    director
  3. 2025-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-26
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    MACKENOW, Judith Rosemary resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2023-03-02
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  10. 2021-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-22
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  15. 2016-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2011-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN MACKENOW & CO LIMITED
  19. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MACKENOW, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MACKENOW, Judith Rosemary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKENOW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 Anthony Mackenow
Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Judith Rosemary Mackenowceased 26/07/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

38 West Sunniside
Sunderland
SR1 1BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GARDINER, Sean Alexander→
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-11-10
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Active
MACKENOW, Brian Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-09-01
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Active
MACKENOW, Judith Rosemary→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2025-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04