C & C BROS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08027617 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As C & C BROS LTD
  18. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    BRACKEN, Craig Ingram appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    WILKES, Christopher Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Charles Wilkes
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/04/2017
Mr Craig Ingram Bracken
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Unit 27 Trench Lock 3
Telford
Shropshire
TF1 5ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRACKEN, Craig Ingram→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-12
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Active
WILKES, Christopher Charles→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-04-12
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Active

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01