BRUSH & HAMMER LTD
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.8k | £6.0k |
| Current assets | £1.8k | £6.0k |
| Net assets | £5.0k | £5.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BRUSH & HAMMER LTD
- 2020-01-31➕BLAZYCA, Arkadiusz Jozef appointeddirector
- 2020-01-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arkadiusz Jozef Blazyca Individual · Polish · DOB 05/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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