BROUGHTON REMOVALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC181756 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-24

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Removal services

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.0y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA
2019-07-10
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capital · SH06
2019-07-10
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capital · SH03
2018-12-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-10-12
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accounts · AA
2018-06-05
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capital · SH06
2018-06-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-04-27
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MUNRO, Simon John resigned
director
2018-04-25
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-02-05
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MUNRO, Joanne Christine appointed
director
2008-05-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-03-08
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MUNRO, Charles Foreman appointed
secretary
2007-03-08
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MUNRO, Charles Foreman appointed
director
2007-03-08
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MURRAY, Alan resigned
secretary
2007-03-08
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MUNRO, Simon John appointed
director
1997-12-24
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Company incorporated
As BROUGHTON REMOVALS LIMITED
1997-12-24
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MUNRO, Joan Nicol appointed
director
1997-12-24
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MURRAY, Alan appointed
secretary
1997-12-24
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-24
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-12-24
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-12-24
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mrs Joan Nicol Munro Individual · British · DOB 02/1945 · age 81	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Charles Foreman Munro Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Jo Munroceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares
Mr Simon John Munroceased 27/04/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-12-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

1b Carron Place

Edinburgh

EH6 7RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

MUNRO, Charles Foreman→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-08

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Active

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-04-25

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Active

MUNRO, Charles Foreman→

director · ~83y · appointed 2007-03-08

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Active

MUNRO, Joan Nicol→

director · ~81y · appointed 1997-12-24

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Active

MUNRO, Joanne Christine→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-05

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Active

MURRAY, Alan→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-24 · resigned 2007-03-08

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-24 · resigned 1997-12-24

Resigned

MUNRO, Simon John→

director · ~55y · appointed 2007-03-08 · resigned 2018-04-27

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-24 · resigned 1997-12-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	19/05/2008	—

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-01-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-31

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2021-08-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-01-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-07-28