A.J. BROOK & SONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08578287 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-20
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
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees-100100

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-02-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-12-19
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2019-12-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-12-19
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-12-19
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-12-19
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-12-07
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    BROOK, Lynda Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2019-12-07
    ➕
    BROOK, Lynda Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-07
    ➖
    BROOK, Adam James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-12-07
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    BROOK, Adam James resigned
    director
  21. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-01
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    BROOK, Adam James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    BROOK, Kerry Annie resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    BROOK, Kerry Annie resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A.J. BROOK & SONS LTD
  26. 2013-06-20
    ➕
    BROOK, Kerry Annie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-06-20
    ➕
    BROOK, Adam James appointed
    director
  28. 2013-06-20
    ➕
    BROOK, Kerry Annie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROOK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Lynda Margaret Brook
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adam James Brookceased 01/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2013-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

48-50 Wakefield Road
Pontefract
WF7 7AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BROOK, Lynda Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2019-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Lynda Margaret→
director · ~76y · appointed 2019-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOK, Adam James→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2019-12-07
Resigned
BROOK, Kerry Annie→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-20 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
BROOK, Adam James→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-06-20 · resigned 2019-12-07
Resigned
BROOK, Kerry Annie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-20 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-02-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-02-18