A. G. BRACEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01033626 · ltd · incorporated 1971-12-06
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 34.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£760.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £760,220
Cash YoY
+71%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£594k
↑ 71% YoY
Net Worth
£760k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£859k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£172k£344k£515k£687k£859kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£781.8k£639.9k
Current assets£858.8k£620.5k
Cash£594.4k£348.0k
Debtors£246.5k£254.5k
Net assets£760.2k£606.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  4. 2023-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-10-23
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    Charge satisfied #3
  12. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-09-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-30
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-09-23
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    BRACEY, Alan George resigned
    director
  19. 2016-05-29
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    BRACEY, Irene, Company Secretary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-03-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  21. 2012-08-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2012-07-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2003-07-01
    ➕
    BRACEY, Alan Geoffrey appointed
    director
  24. 2002-01-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  25. 2001-07-20
    ➖
    STRICKLAND, Bret Wayne resigned
    director
  26. 1999-07-07
    ➕
    HASTINGS, Maureen appointed
    director
  27. 1997-08-31
    ➖
    BRACEY, Alan Geoffrey resigned
    director
  28. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    BRACEY, Alan Geoffrey appointed
    director
  29. 1996-05-01
    ➖
    HASTINGS, Maureen resigned
    director
  30. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    STRICKLAND, Bret Wayne appointed
    director
  31. 1994-07-18
    ➖
    HARRIS, John resigned
    director
  32. 1992-07-15
    ➖
    SWANBOROUGH, Kenneth resigned
    director
  33. 1991-12-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  34. 1971-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. G. BRACEY LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 "BRACEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Geoffrey Bracey Jnr
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan George Braceyceased 27/05/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29201 — SIC 29201

Registered office

Unit 13
Pucklechurch Trading Estate
Pucklechurch
Bristol
BS16 9QH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BRACEY, Alan Geoffrey→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HASTINGS, Maureen→
director · ~62y · appointed 1999-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRACEY, Irene, Company Secretary→
secretary · resigned 2016-05-29
Resigned
BRACEY, Alan Geoffrey→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
BRACEY, Alan George→
director · ~90y · resigned 2016-09-23
Resigned
HARRIS, John→
director · ~79y · resigned 1994-07-18
Resigned
HASTINGS, Maureen→
director · ~62y · resigned 1996-05-01
Resigned
STRICKLAND, Bret Wayne→
director · ~65y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 2001-07-20
Resigned
SWANBOROUGH, Kenneth→
director · ~98y · resigned 1992-07-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/07/201223/10/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/01/200214/03/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property05/12/199113/08/2012

Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-10-23