BRIMAR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13697817 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-11-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2021-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIMAR LIMITED
  7. 2021-10-22
    CLAPHAM, John Kenneth appointed
    director
  8. 2021-10-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Kenneth Clapham
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
75100%
75-100% shares22/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Tungsten Works, Harolds Court
Saxon Business Park
Stoke Prior
Worcestershire
B60 4FL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLAPHAM, John Kenneth
director · ~80y · appointed 2021-10-22
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-22