BROWN MCFARLANE PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.9y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £262.0k | — |
| Average employees | 6 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-06-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BROWN MCFARLANE PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED
- 2020-01-24➕BROWN, Peter Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2020-01-24➕BROWN, Peter Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24➕BROWN, Richard Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24➕O'REILLY, Anthony Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-01-24📄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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
A.R.Brown,Mcfarlane & Company, Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A.R.Brown,Mcfarlane & Company, Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 24/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/06/2020 | — |