228 BROMLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08405390 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-15

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

24 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-22
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termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2019-03-21
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YOUNG, Michelle Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2019-03-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-02-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-11-15
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WALL, Jeremy Francies appointed
director
2015-11-02
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MILLER, David Raymond resigned
secretary
2015-11-02
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YOUNG, Michelle Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2014-10-21
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MILLER, David Raymond appointed
secretary
2014-10-21
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O'REILLY, John Andrew resigned
secretary
2013-02-15
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Company incorporated
As 228 BROMLEY LIMITED
2013-02-15
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UPTON, Richard appointed
director
2013-02-15
➕
WOOD, Martin Alan appointed
director
2013-02-15
➕
O'REILLY, John Andrew appointed
secretary
2013-02-15
➕
DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
director
2013-02-15
➖
DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Upton Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-02-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Bell In Ticehurst

High Street

Ticehurst

East Sussex

TN5 7AS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

UPTON, Richard→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-15

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Active

WALL, Jeremy Francies→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-15

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Active

WOOD, Martin Alan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-02-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLER, David Raymond→

secretary · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2015-11-02

Resigned

O'REILLY, John Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2014-10-21

Resigned

YOUNG, Michelle Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2015-11-02 · resigned 2019-03-21

Resigned

DAVIS, Andrew Simon→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-02-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-16

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address

address · AD04

2026-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-02-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-15