CERAMICS AT BRENLEY LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.8k |
| Current assets | £9.5k |
| Cash | £8.1k |
| Net assets | £8.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-24➖POWELL, Joanna Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CERAMICS AT BRENLEY LIMITED
- 2025-03-24➕BLACKBURN, Beth appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24➕POWELL, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Beth Blackburn Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 24/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Joanna Louise Powellceased 24/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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