CARRBROWN PROPERTIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
13320748 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,595
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£16k
Current Assets
£951
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-14.3k | — |
| Current assets | £951 | — |
| Net assets | £-15.6k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2025-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CARRBROWN PROPERTIES LTD
- 2021-04-08➕BROWN, Helen Mary appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08➕BROWN, Philip John appointeddirector
- 2021-04-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Philip John Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/04/2021 |
Mrs Helen Mary Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/04/2021 |
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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Incorporated2021-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Paris Pavilion
Pavilion Square
Harrogate
HG2 0PZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Helen Mary→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2025-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-08