BROADBENT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC522643 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£323.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £323,293
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£323k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£398k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £323.3k | £278.0k |
| Current assets | £397.6k | £300.8k |
| Net assets | £323.3k | £278.0k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-09-10📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BROADBENT LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2015-12-16➕BROADBENT, Hilary Lockhart appointeddirector
- 2015-12-16➕BROADBENT, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-12-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROADBENT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Richard Broadbent Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Hilary Lockhart Broadbent Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities
Registered office
The Hub 3 Earl Haig Road
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4JU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROADBENT, Hilary Lockhart→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-16
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BROADBENT, Mark Richard→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-12-16
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-12-16