BEARBROOK LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12745186 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£866.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 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
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £866,031
Net assets shrinking
Down £71,509 YoY
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£218k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£866k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.34M | £1.52M |
| Current assets | — | £188.5k |
| Cash | £217.7k | £188.5k |
| Net assets | £866.0k | £937.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-01➕ARCHER, Charlie Joseph appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01➕ARCHER, Jack Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2020-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BEARBROOK LIMITED
- 2020-07-15➕ARCHER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15➕ARCHER, Elizabeth Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
56/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-04-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Archer Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/12/2020 |
Mr Andrew Archer Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Church View Chambers 38 Market Square
Toddington
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 6BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ARCHER, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARCHER, Charlie Joseph→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARCHER, Elizabeth Ann→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARCHER, Jack Patrick→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 02/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/03/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18