LOVE BREA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC523038 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-22
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,384
Cash YoY
+97%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£65k
↑ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £64.6k | £32.9k |
| Net assets | £12.4k | £8.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30➖MORTON, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕MCPHERSON, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs LOVE BREA LIMITED
- 2015-12-22➕MORTON, Gillian Sarah appointeddirector
- 2015-12-22➕MORTON, Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Gillian Sarah Morton Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Mortonceased 30/09/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
5 Baker Street
Stirling
FK8 1BJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCPHERSON, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORTON, Gillian Sarah→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORTON, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-12-22 · resigned 2025-09-30
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Recent filings (52 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28