BEARINGS UK (WB) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13115239 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-06
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 2024
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £29,961
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£173k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.8k | £24.7k |
| Current assets | £173.5k | £158.5k |
| Cash | £34.6k | £44.1k |
| Debtors | £71.8k | £52.2k |
| Net assets | £30.0k | £22.3k |
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
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-30➕WATSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2026-06-29➖WATSON, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-21➖BROOKMAN, Clive Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-10-21➖WATSON, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BEARINGS UK (WB) LIMITED
- 2021-01-06➕BROOKMAN, Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-06➕BROOKMAN, Clive Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-01-06➕WATSON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2021-01-06➕WATSON, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2021-01-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Brookman Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2022 |
Mr Andrew Watson Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Chawston Crossroads
Chawston
Bedford
MK44 3BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last: 2026-06-30
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BROOKMAN, Mark→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROOKMAN, Clive Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-01-06 · resigned 2022-10-21
WATSON, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-06 · resigned 2026-06-29
WATSON, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2021-01-06 · resigned 2022-10-21
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-02
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-25