BROOKMUIR LIMITED

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SC137475 · ltd · incorporated 1992-03-31
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£19.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,485
Net assets shrinking
Down £400 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£467
~ YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£190k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£76k£114k£152k£190kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.5k£19.9k
Current assets£190.4k£190.4k
Cash£467£467
Debtors£189.9k£189.9k
Net assets£19.5k£19.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
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  4. 2023-10-16
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  5. 2022-10-20
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  6. 2021-10-27
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  7. 2021-04-13
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  8. 2021-04-13
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-03-30
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    ROSS, Alan appointed
    secretary
  10. 2021-03-30
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    WOOD, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-10-26
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  12. 2019-10-22
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  13. 2018-09-26
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  14. 2017-12-21
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  16. 2016-05-19
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  17. 2015-12-23
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  18. 2006-06-20
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    COLL, Kevin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-20
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    WOOD, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-20
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    COLL, Kevin resigned
    director
  21. 1993-07-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1992-06-12
    ➕
    RITCHIE, William Hardie appointed
    director
  23. 1992-06-12
    ➕
    COLL, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  24. 1992-06-12
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    BURNSIDE KEMP FRASER ADVOCATES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1992-06-12
    ➕
    COLL, Kevin appointed
    director
  26. 1992-06-12
    ➖
    PARK, Stephen William resigned
    director
  27. 1992-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As BROOKMUIR LIMITED
  28. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1992-03-31
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    BURNSIDE KEMP FRASER ADVOCATES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 1992-03-31
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 1992-03-31
    ➕
    PARK, Stephen William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Hardie Ritchie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/03/2017

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
Incorporated1992-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Killieden Backhill Of Gonal
Newmachar
Aberdeen
AB21 7NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ROSS, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-30
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Active
RITCHIE, William Hardie→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-06-12
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Active
COLL, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 1992-06-12 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
WOOD, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2021-03-30
Resigned
BURNSIDE KEMP FRASER ADVOCATES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1992-06-12
Resigned
COLL, Kevin→
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-06-12 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1992-03-31
Resigned
PARK, Stephen William→
director · ~63y · appointed 1992-03-31 · resigned 1992-06-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property21/07/1993—
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
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accounts · AA
2024-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
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accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
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accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
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accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
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officers · AP03
2021-04-13
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officers · TM02
2021-04-13
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accounts · AA
2020-10-26