2BUSY2IRON (BRACKNELL) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08482363 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-10
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 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,956

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£10.1k£7.7k
Current assets£7.5k£7.5k
Net assets£4.0k£2.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-08-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-12-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Denise appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-12-29
    ➖
    ASQUITH, Lynda Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    ASQUITH, Lynda Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2BUSY2IRON (BRACKNELL) LIMITED
  21. 2013-04-10
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Carl Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Carl Andrew Hawkins
Individual · English · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96010 — Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products

Registered office

20 Barn Owl Drive
Bracknell
RG12 8FG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HAWKINS, Carl Andrew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-04-10
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Active
HAWKINS, Denise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
ASQUITH, Lynda Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21