G.S. BROWN (PRECISION ENGINEERS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC137707 · ltd · incorporated 1992-04-09
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 2000 | 2000 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-08-13📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-08-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-05-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-04-29➕DICK, Malcolm George appointeddirector
- 2019-04-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Michael Raymond Brown and Desmond Antony Brown
- 2000-09-10➖BROWN, George Shewan resigneddirector
- 1999-10-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: George Shewan Brown, Michael Raymond Brown and Desmond Antony Brown as Trustees
- 1992-08-14➖JOHNSTONE, William Traill resigneddirector
- 1992-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1992-06-30➕BROWN, George Shewan appointeddirector
- 1992-06-30➕JOHNSTONE, William Traill appointeddirector
- 1992-06-02➕BROWN, Desmond Antony appointedsecretary
- 1992-06-02➕BROWN, Desmond Antony appointeddirector
- 1992-06-02➕BROWN, Michael Raymond appointeddirector
- 1992-06-02➖THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-06-02➖BLACK, Douglas Maclean resignednominee-director
- 1992-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs G.S. BROWN (PRECISION ENGINEERS) LIMITED
- 1992-04-09➕THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-04-09➕BLACK, Douglas Maclean appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Michael Raymond Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/01/2026 |
Mr Desmond Antony Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 01/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Desmond Antony Brownceased 29/04/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
The Beeches
Ladybank
Fife
KY7 7LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BROWN, Desmond Antony→
Activesecretary · appointed 1992-06-02
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BROWN, Desmond Antony→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1992-06-02
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BROWN, Michael Raymond→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1992-06-02
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DICK, Malcolm George→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-04-29
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THORNTONS WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-04-09 · resigned 1992-06-02
BLACK, Douglas Maclean→
Resignednominee-director · ~67y · appointed 1992-04-09 · resigned 1992-06-02
BROWN, George Shewan→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · appointed 1992-06-30 · resigned 2000-09-10
JOHNSTONE, William Traill→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1992-06-30 · resigned 1992-08-14
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Michael Raymond Brown and Desmond Antony Brown | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | George Shewan Brown, Michael Raymond Brown and Desmond Antony Brown as Trustees | Standard security | 1 property | 29/10/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/08/1992 | 30/04/2019 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-08-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-09