BROWN'S FAMILY BUTCHERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08631873 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£14.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,733

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↑ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£29k

↓ 6.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£22.7k	£25.4k
Current assets	£28.8k	£30.7k
Net assets	£14.7k	£13.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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2022-04-29
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2021-04-28
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2020-08-28
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2020-04-29
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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2018-04-27
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2015-08-06
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2013-07-31
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Company incorporated
As BROWN'S FAMILY BUTCHERS LIMITED
2013-07-31
➕
BROWN, Graham Richard appointed
director
2013-07-31
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BROWN, Karen Theresa appointed
director

Owner dependency

94/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Karen Theresa Brown Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Graham Richard Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Incorporated2013-07-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

39 Haycroft Avenue

Grimsby

N E Lincolnshire

DN31 2JX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Graham Richard→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-31

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BROWN, Karen Theresa→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-31

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