BROUNS & CO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07768715 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20301
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 2.2y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 200 |
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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bef Bsc 2 LTD
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-01➖BROUNS, Susan resignedsecretary
- 2023-08-01➖BROUNS, Susan resigneddirector
- 2023-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2011-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BROUNS & CO LIMITED
- 2011-09-09➕BROUNS, Michael Mathias appointeddirector
- 2011-09-09➕BROUNS, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-09➕BROUNS, Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROUNS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
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.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Mathias Hendrikus Brouns Individual · Dutch · DOB 08/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Susan Brounsceased 01/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRALTEX LIMITED→ 01609700 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| BRIGHT SCREW COMPANY LIMITED(THE)→ 00365862 · est 1941 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| BRINACO LIMITED→ 02106898 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| BROADGATE JOINERY LTD→ 16683368 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BROUNS & CO GLASS LTD→ 07768716 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BROWNHIRST JOINERY LIMITED→ 08530459 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BS IP & KNOWHOW LTD→ 07658080 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BUBBASCOOP UK LTD→ 16610735 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BULLWATER LIMITED→ 08239019 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BUNKA GROUP LTD→ 13917324 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BURGIN DESIGN LTD→ 15065365 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURLEY INTERIORS MANUFACTURING LTD→ 15627254 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20301 — SIC 20301
Registered office
Unit 1 Bypass Park Estate Bypass Park Estate
Sherburn In Elmet
Leeds
LS25 6EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BROUNS, Michael Mathias→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2011-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROUNS, Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2023-08-01
BROUNS, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2011-09-09 · resigned 2023-08-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bef Bsc 2 Bef Bsc 2 LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30