BROCKLESBY CONTRACTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08266657 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-24
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.32M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,317,034
Cash draining
Cash down 64% YoY
Cash YoY
-64%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↓ 64% YoY
Net Worth
£7.3m
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£9.3m
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.33M | £11.36M |
| Current assets | £9.34M | £11.37M |
| Cash | £15.1k | £41.6k |
| Debtors | £8.63M | £10.63M |
| Net assets | £7.32M | £7.23M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-05-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-08📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BROCKLESBY CONTRACTING LIMITED
- 2012-10-24➕READ, Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-24➕PELHAM, Charles John, Earl Of Yarborough appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rt Hon Charles John Pelham Earl Of Yarborough Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BELL GREEN FARM LTD→ 14657772 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BH & C AG LTD→ 15522035 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| CADDOW WOOD FORESTRY AND FARMING LTD→ 17047412 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Estate Office
Brocklesby Park
Grimsby
DN41 8PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PELHAM, Charles John, Earl Of Yarborough→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/04/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2020 | 05/05/2023 |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16