BROOKFIELD SECURITIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC015861 · ltd · incorporated 1930-02-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2024-09-06
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  4. 2024-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  5. 2024-02-07
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  6. 2024-02-07
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  7. 2024-02-02
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    STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-02-02
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    STEWART, Charles Roderick resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-11-16
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  10. 2023-03-09
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  11. 2023-03-09
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  12. 2023-03-09
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  13. 2023-03-09
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  14. 2023-01-13
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  15. 2023-01-13
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  16. 2022-10-07
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  17. 2021-09-21
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  18. 2021-02-25
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  19. 2019-09-17
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  20. 2018-11-26
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  21. 2005-06-01
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    MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-01
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    STEWART, Charles Roderick appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
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    MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    STEWART, Charles Roderick resigned
    secretary
  25. 1994-01-24
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    MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan appointed
    director
  26. 1994-01-24
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick appointed
    director
  27. 1994-01-24
    ➖
    MALCOLM, Donald John resigned
    director
  28. 1994-01-24
    ➖
    MALCOLM, Wilma resigned
    director
  29. 1990-08-15
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Hugh resigned
    secretary
  30. 1990-08-15
    ➕
    STEWART, Charles Roderick appointed
    secretary
  31. 1930-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BROOKFIELD SECURITIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Group structure

The Malcolm Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Malcolm Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BROOKFIELD SECURITIES LIMITED
This company · SC015861

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Malcolm Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Walter Hattrick Malcolmceased 06/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Buchanan Malcolmceased 06/03/2023· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1930-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

Brookfield House
2 Burnbrae Drive
Linwood Industrial Estate
Linwood, Renfrewshire
PA3 3BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

STRACHAN, Lucy Jill→
secretary · appointed 2024-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALCOLM, Andrew Buchanan→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-01-24
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Active
MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-01-24
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Active
MALCOLM, Walter Hattrick→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
STEVENSON, Hugh→
secretary · resigned 1990-08-15
Resigned
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
STEWART, Charles Roderick→
secretary · appointed 1990-08-15 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
MALCOLM, Donald John→
director · ~101y · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned
MALCOLM, Wilma→
director · ~96y · resigned 1994-01-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/08/2024—
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Recent filings (102 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-09-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-13