BROTHERS THREE LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC512512 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 4.2y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 2000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-06-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2022-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-11📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BROTHERS THREE LTD
- 2015-08-06➕COJOCARU, Cristian Florentin appointeddirector
- 2015-08-06➕COJOCARU, Domnica Cristina appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Domnica Cristina Cojocaru Individual · Romanian · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/08/2020 |
Mr Cristian Florentin Cojocaru Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
5 Muircroft Drive
Perth
PH1 1EQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
COJOCARU, Cristian Florentin→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COJOCARU, Domnica Cristina→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-08-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/06/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15