BROUGHTON HEATH LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08813091 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-12
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-95.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
40 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £95,740
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
-£96k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-44.2k | £-40.3k |
| Current assets | £21.9k | £36.2k |
| Cash | £15.2k | £12.2k |
| Debtors | £338 | £17.6k |
| Net assets | £-95.7k | £-112.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-25➖SESSIONS, Alison Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-01➕SESSIONS, Alison Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2014-09-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BROUGHTON HEATH LIMITED
- 2013-12-12➕SESSIONS, Brian James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian James Sessions Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2013-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
6 Lichfield Street
Burton On Trent
Staffordshire
DE14 3RD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SESSIONS, Brian James→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-12
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SESSIONS, Alison Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-11-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/09/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29