BRUTON KNOWLES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12481998 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-25
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.5y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,357,226
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£830k
↑ 8.8% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 144% YoY
Current Assets
£5.7m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.43M | £1.03M |
| Current assets | £5.68M | £4.96M |
| Cash | £829.6k | £762.1k |
| Debtors | £4.85M | £4.19M |
| Net assets | £2.36M | £967.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-07➖BAKER, Matthew James resignedsecretary
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-10-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-21➕EMMERSON, Guy Christian appointeddirector
- 2023-09-21➕PITT, Ian Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-09-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-30➖WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09➕BAILEY, James appointeddirector
- 2023-06-09➕BILLINGSLEY, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2023-06-09➕BAKER, Matthew James appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BRUTON KNOWLES LIMITED
- 2020-02-25➕WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Olympus House Olympus Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
GL2 4NF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
BAILEY, James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-09
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BILLINGSLEY, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-06-09
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EMMERSON, Guy Christian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-09-21
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PITT, Ian Stuart→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-09-21
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BAKER, Matthew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-06-09 · resigned 2025-03-07
WILLIAMS, Anne Vivien→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2020-02-25 · resigned 2023-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-23
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-10