T & K BROWN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC396341 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£176.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £176,658
Cash YoY
+32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£179k
↑ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£177k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£395k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£79k£158k£237k£316k£395kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£178.1k£138.0k
Current assets£395.1k£345.2k
Cash£179.0k£136.1k
Debtors£158.5k£158.9k
Net assets£176.7k£136.2k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-06-15
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    BROWN, Thomas Boyter, Dr resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As T & K BROWN LTD.
  17. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    HORSBURGH, Craig appointed
    secretary
  18. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    BROWN, Kathleen Elsie appointed
    director
  19. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    HORSBURGH, Amanda Elspeth appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    HORSBURGH, Craig appointed
    director
  21. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-03-25
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    BROWN, Thomas Boyter, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2011-03-25
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2011-03-25
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Horsburgh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/05/2020
Mrs Amanda Elspeth Horsburgh
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/06/2019
Mrs Kathleen Elsie Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Thomas Boyter Brownceased 15/06/2019· 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
Incorporated2011-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

28 Rodger Street
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3DU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HORSBURGH, Craig→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Kathleen Elsie→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORSBURGH, Amanda Elspeth→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORSBURGH, Craig→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned
BROWN, Thomas Boyter, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2019-06-15
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07