BELBROUGHTON CIC

🏛️Establishedactive

10901711 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-08-07

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£19.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56210Event catering activities
82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 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

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £19,500

Cash YoY

-4%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£20k

↓ 3.6% YoY

Net Worth

£20k

↑ 2.8% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↓ 3.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£19.5k	£19.0k
Current assets	£19.5k	£20.2k
Cash	£19.5k	£20.2k
Net assets	£19.5k	£19.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-28
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accounts · AA
2025-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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ASHMAN, Glynn appointed
director
2023-10-16
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BROWNE, Patrick Malcolm appointed
director
2023-10-16
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CRAWFORD, Fraser David Robert appointed
director
2023-10-16
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PEMBERTON, Ian Jeffery resigned
director
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-16
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officers · TM01
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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address · AD01
2021-11-10
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-13
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-11-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-07
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Company incorporated
As BELBROUGHTON CIC
2017-08-07
➕
PENLINGTON, John appointed
secretary
2017-08-07
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PENLINGTON, John appointed
director
2017-08-07
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PEMBERTON, Ian Jeffery appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
John Penlington Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/08/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Jeffery Pembertonceased 16/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2017-08-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

27 Woodgate Way

Belbroughton

Stourbridge

DY9 9TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-20

Last: 2025-08-06