A J BROOME LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08920499 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£36.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
35 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,872

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£37k
↑ 185% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↑ 144% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£57.4k£17.6k
Current assets£51.9k£21.3k
Net assets£36.9k£12.9k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 capital
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-04-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2026-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-04-13
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-04-02
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-04-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    BROOME, Aren appointed
    director
  12. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    BROOME, James appointed
    director
  13. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    BROOME, Caroline resigned
    director
  14. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-01
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  22. 2014-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A J BROOME LIMITED
  23. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    BROOME, Alan James appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    BROOME, Caroline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROOME" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan James Broome
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Broomeceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

18 Edgefield Grove Kensington Road
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 0GY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BROOME, Alan James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-03-03
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Active
BROOME, Aren→
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
BROOME, James→
director · ~32y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
BROOME, Caroline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15