BROOKES BLOODSTOCK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC743588 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,169
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-21.2k | £-7.3k |
| Current assets | £1.3k | £3.4k |
| Cash | — | £13 |
| Debtors | £1.3k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £-21.2k | £-7.3k |
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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-01➕BROOKES, Andrew Owen appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➖BROOKES, Melanie Emma resigneddirector
- 2023-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-23➕BROOKES, Melanie Emma appointeddirector
- 2022-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BROOKES BLOODSTOCK LTD
- 2022-09-06➕BROOKES, Archie Charles appointedsecretary
- 2022-09-06➕BROOKES, Archie Charles appointeddirector
- 2022-09-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
89/100
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 "BROOKES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Archie Charles Brookes Individual · British · DOB 01/2003 · age 23 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/09/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430
Registered office
22 Backbrae Street
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 0NH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BROOKES, Archie Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-09-06
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BROOKES, Andrew Owen→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-01
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BROOKES, Archie Charles→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2022-09-06
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BROOKES, Melanie Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-02-23 · resigned 2023-07-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-06