A H BROOKS & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08643619 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-08
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£521.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £521,739
Cash YoY
+34%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£501k
↑ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£522k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£538k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £521.7k | £443.6k |
| Current assets | £537.9k | £420.3k |
| Cash | £501.0k | £375.0k |
| Debtors | £15.7k | £14.3k |
| Net assets | £521.7k | £443.6k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A H BROOKS & SON LIMITED
- 2013-08-08➕BROOKS, Nicola Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-08-08➕BROOKS, Robin Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BROOKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robin Michael Brooks Individual · British · DOB 10/1938 · age 88 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2016 |
Ms Nicola Louise Brooks Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Brooklands Garage Thaxted Road
Wimbish
Saffron Walden
Essex
CB10 2UT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROOKS, Nicola Louise→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-08-08
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BROOKS, Robin Michael→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2013-08-08
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Recent filings (31 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27