BROWN DEMOLITIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC670687 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-10➕BROWN, Debbie Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BROWN DEMOLITIONS LTD
- 2020-08-13➕BROWN, Ronald Colin appointedsecretary
- 2020-08-13➕BROWN, Ronald Colin appointeddirector
- 2020-08-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Ronald Colin Brown Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/08/2020 |
Mrs Debbie Mary Brown Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/12/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ronald Mcleod Brownceased 05/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| CAPITAL ROOFING SERVICES EDINBURGH LTD→ SC663922 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| CATESBY ESTATES (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED→ SC305339 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| CATESBY ESTATES PROMOTIONS LIMITED→ SC272763 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CATESBY PROMOTIONS LIMITED→ SC309730 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition
Registered office
14-15 Main Street
Longniddry
East Lothian
EH32 0NF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Ronald Colin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-08-13
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BROWN, Debbie Mary→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-02-10
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BROWN, Ronald Colin→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-13
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05