C BREWER & SONS RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME TRUSTEES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12256484 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-11
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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
  1. 2026-01-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-01
    BAKER, Alan appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-30
    THE LAW DEBENTURE PENSION TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. resigned
    corporate-director
  6. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-07
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  10. 2022-05-01
    THE LAW DEBENTURE PENSION TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C. appointed
    corporate-director
  11. 2021-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-03-31
    TURNER, Lynne resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C BREWER & SONS RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME TRUSTEES LTD
  16. 2019-10-11
    SHOESMITH, Adam Charles appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-10-11
    BREWER, Mark Adrian appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-11
    BREWER, Neal Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2019-10-11
    COCHRANE, Roger appointed
    director
  20. 2019-10-11
    LAWFIELD, Alison Rachel appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-11
    RELF, David appointed
    director
  22. 2019-10-11
    TURNER, Lynne appointed
    director
  23. 2019-10-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BREWER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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.)

Group structure

C Brewer & Sons is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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C Brewer & Sons
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
C BREWER & SONS RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME TRUSTEES LTD
This company · 12256484

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
C Brewer & Sons
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Albany House
Ashford Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (7 active · 2 resigned)

SHOESMITH, Adam Charles
secretary · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
BAKER, Alan
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
BREWER, Mark Adrian
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
BREWER, Neal Michael
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
COCHRANE, Roger
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
LAWFIELD, Alison Rachel
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
RELF, David
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Active
TURNER, Lynne
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-10-11 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
THE LAW DEBENTURE PENSION TRUST CORPORATION P.L.C.
corporate-director · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-15