B.H.BRAWN & CO.LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00589331 · ltd · incorporated 1957-08-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 38.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
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
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1900 | 1800 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2008-09-03➖BRAWN, Judith Mary resigneddirector
- 2001-07-02➕BRAWN, Karin Franziska appointeddirector
- 2001-07-02➕BRAWN, Tracey Anne appointeddirector
- 2000-11-27➕BRAWN, Richard James appointedsecretary
- 2000-11-27➖BRAWN, Judith Mary resignedsecretary
- 1988-06-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1988-06-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1957-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs B.H.BRAWN & CO.LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRAWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 69 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Richard James Brawn Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Hewitt Brawn Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1957-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290
Registered office
14 Bradfield Close
Finedon Road Industrial Estate
Wellingborough
Northants
NN8 4RQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
BRAWN, Richard James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAWN, Karin Franziska→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAWN, Tracey Anne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAWN, Judith Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-11-27
BRAWN, Judith Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2008-09-03
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 13/06/1988 | 16/03/2012 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 13/06/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-08