BLUEFRIARS BROKERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08508847 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-29
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
£401.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £401,699

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£396k
Net Worth
£402k
Current Assets
£759k
Current Liabilities
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£0£152k£304k£455k£607k£759kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£403.1k—
Current assets£758.9k—
Cash£396.4k—
Debtors£362.4k—
Net assets£401.7k—
Average employees—500

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  4. 2024-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-03-15
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Johnathan David appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-06-30
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    DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  12. 2021-04-01
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    DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-10
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    CUBITT, Chloe Beatrice Jane resigned
    director
  16. 2020-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-09-02
    ➕
    DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-12-21
    ➕
    CUBITT, Chloe Beatrice Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2013-12-18
    ➕
    OWEN, David Gwynn appointed
    director
  26. 2013-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLUEFRIARS BROKERS LIMITED
  27. 2013-04-29
    ➕
    PLUMMER, David appointed
    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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Bluefriars Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bluefriars Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BLUEFRIARS BROKERS LIMITED
This company · 08508847

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bluefriars Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Suncrest
Throcking Lane
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 9RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Johnathan David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWEN, David Gwynn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLUMMER, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUBITT, Chloe Beatrice Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-12-21 · resigned 2020-07-10
Resigned
DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2024-02-23
Resigned
DE WIGGONDENE-SHEPPARD, Nicholas Paul Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18