A BROCKLEHURST LIMITED

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09047712 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£745.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £745,318

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£745k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£834k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£167k£334k£500k£667k£834kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£745.3k£676.0k
Current assets£834.1k£662.2k
Net assets£745.3k£676.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A BROCKLEHURST LIMITED
  17. 2014-05-20
    BROCKLEHURST, Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "BROCKLEHURST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Anna Brocklehurst
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Charnwood Accountants The Point Granite Way
Mountsorrel
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 7TZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROCKLEHURST, Anna
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-05-20
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-09