BROCKLESBY ACTIVITIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

12226892 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-25

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

£-702.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01700

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

02100SIC 02100
93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

20 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

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £702,238

Cash draining

Cash down 66% YoY

Cash YoY

-66%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↓ 66% YoY

Net Worth

-£702k

↓ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£188k

↑ 116% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-702.2k	£-541.9k
Current assets	£187.8k	£86.9k
Cash	£8.5k	£24.8k
Debtors	£145.4k	£38.9k
Net assets	£-702.2k	£-541.9k

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

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2 signals 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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
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officers · AP03
2020-04-01
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BURROWS, Adam Ross appointed
secretary
2020-02-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-09-25
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Company incorporated
As BROCKLESBY ACTIVITIES LIMITED
2019-09-25
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EARL OF YARBOROUGH, Charles John, Rt Hon appointed
director
2019-09-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Rt Hon Charles John Pelham Earl Of Yarborough Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/09/2019

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

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BELL GREEN FARM LTD→ 14657772 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
BH & C AG LTD→ 15522035 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BIEGUN AGRICULTURAL LIMITED→ 08303553 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
BPA SALES LTD→ 13893814 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BRIER HILLS LIMITED→ 06774202 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
BROCKLESBY CONTRACTING LIMITED→ 08266657 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
BUBOTU MACHINA LTD→ 13559307 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
BUTTERSWOOD FARM LIMITED→ 05531366 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
C.H. SCHOLEY & SONS LIMITED→ 00573067 · est 1956 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	69y	—	—
C.M.& G.W.GOACHER LIMITED→ 00680099 · est 1961 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	65y	—	—
CADDOW WOOD FORESTRY AND FARMING LTD→ 17047412 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CANAAN COUNTRY LIMITED→ 09394253 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-09-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Estate Office Estate Office

Brocklesby Park

Brocklesby

Ne Lincolnshire

DN41 8PN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-28

Last: 2026-06-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURROWS, Adam Ross→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-01

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Active

EARL OF YARBOROUGH, Charles John, Rt Hon→

director · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-25

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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-06-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-29