HENRY BROWN & CO LTD

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SC515363 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£272.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £272,201

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£272k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£90
↑ 91% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£54k£109k£163k£218k£272kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£272.2k£256.1k
Current assets£90£47
Net assets£272.2k£256.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-28
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  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2019-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2016-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: James Mcintosh
  15. 2015-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HENRY BROWN & CO LTD
  16. 2015-09-10
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    ORR, Gregor Douglas Boyd appointed
    director
  17. 2015-09-10
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregor Douglas Boyd Orr
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/09/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ORR, Gregor Douglas Boyd→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-09-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
James Mcintosh
A registered charge1 property19/08/2016—
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-11-26