JOHN BROOKE & SONS LTD, HD4 7NR : Companies House Number 00056189

Executive summary

John Brooke & Sons Ltd is a well-capitalised, niche property holding company whose near-zero leverage and 125-year heritage distinguish it from typical UK real estate operators. Its £10M net asset position, anchored by a heritage mill property in West Yorkshire, has delivered steady capital appreciation, though the estimated 3.2% return on equity falls below sector benchmarks — a trade-off for the exceptional financial security that comes with minimal debt. The strategic deployment of £1.5M into new investments in FY2025 signals an evolution beyond a single-asset property model, but the company's scale and concentration risk remain inherent constraints in a sector increasingly dominated by institutional capital.

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Shareholders' funds

£9,982,916

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1898-02-21
Employees: 3 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: Brooke's Mill, Armitage Bridge, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 7NR
Postcode: HD4 7NR
Capital: 325,790 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2026-12-31
Financial year end: 31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-07-18
Next due by: 2027-08-01

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Nature of business (SIC)

68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Officers 7 current · 5 resigned

Hugo Apollo COBHAM Director

Appointed 2024-06-27

Melanie BROOKE Director

Appointed 2021-03-30

MR MARK ROGER HANBURY BROOKE Secretary

Appointed 2019-12-01

MR CHARLES DONALD SAGGERS Director

COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 2014-12-01

HANNAH THERESA JOAN ROBERTS Director

CONSULTANT Appointed 2002-08-16

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA532583 (Tier 1), registered since 2019.

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Previous company names

Name	Date changed
BROOKE JOHN LTD	2012-05-11
JOHN BROOKE & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED	2012-04-19

Previous registered addresses 1

Address	Changed on
YORKSHIRE TECHNOLOGY PARK, ARMITAGE BRIDGE, HUDDERSFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE HD4 7NR	2007-08-14

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 860 similar companies in HD

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (3 staff).

2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1898.

No.5 of the largest other letting and operating of own or leased real estate companies in Huddersfield →

64 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Huddersfield

1. JOHN HORSFALL & SONS(GREETLAND),LIMITED

£26,981,910
2. ROYDS PROPERTIES LTD

£16,137,739
3. BLACKSHAW HOLDINGS LIMITED

£15,749,614
4. PARK VALLEY HUDDERSFIELD LIMITED

£12,971,792
6. LAKE HOUSE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

£9,182,589

This company ranks 5 among other letting and operating of own or leased real estate in Huddersfield.

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Property in England & Wales 1 title

Freehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2019-04-29
Where: West Yorkshire

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
YY120808	West Yorkshire	Freehold	2019-04-29	—

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