THEBRICKWORKS LTD
Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. 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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2021-11-30 | 2020-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £113 | £41 |
| Current assets | £113 | £41 |
| Net assets | £113 | £41 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2022-07-26📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2022-07-26🏁Company dissolved
- 2022-05-10📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2022-05-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2022-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs THEBRICKWORKS LTD
- 2019-11-22➕BROWN, Caroline Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-11-22➕BROWN, Douglas Muir appointeddirector
- 2019-11-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-07-26
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Muir Brown Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/11/2019 |
Mrs Caroline Ann Brown Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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