BROOKLINE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC412340 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£551.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 13.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £550,956

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£185k
Net Worth
£551k
Current Assets
£201k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£560.7k
Current assets£201.3k
Cash£184.8k
Debtors£4.7k
Net assets£551.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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  3. 2024-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2022-01-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2022-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2022-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-16
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-18
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-09-13
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    SWEENEY, Patrick Daniel appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-07
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2017-09-27
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    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2012-09-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  19. 2012-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  20. 2011-12-01
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    SWEENEY, Dominic Jude appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As BROOKLINE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  22. 2011-11-30
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-11-30
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-11-30
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2011-11-30
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Dominic Jude Sweeney
Individual · British · DOB 11/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Radleigh House 1 Golf Road
Clarkston
Glasgow
G76 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SWEENEY, Dominic Jude→
director · ~78y · appointed 2011-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWEENEY, Patrick Daniel→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Standard security1 property27/09/201211/01/2022
satisfied
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
Floating charge1 property13/09/201211/01/2022

Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-16