BRAMLEY ENGINEERING (LIFTING GEAR) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01555522 · ltd · incorporated 1981-04-09
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 33.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£609.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 33.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.0 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £609,785
Net assets shrinking
Down £98,034 YoY
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£362k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£610k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£755k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £680.0k | £751.5k |
| Current assets | £754.6k | £887.5k |
| Cash | £361.6k | £300.2k |
| Debtors | £362.8k | £494.6k |
| Net assets | £609.8k | £707.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
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- 2025-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-04-14➖BRAMLEY, John Arthur resigneddirector
- 2008-05-06➕BRAMLEY, Emma Caroline appointeddirector
- 2008-03-04➕BRAMLEY, Emma Caroline, Mrs. appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-04➕BRAMLEY, Graham John appointeddirector
- 2008-03-04➖BRAMLEY, Graham John resignedsecretary
- 1993-12-31➖BRAMLEY, Davina Ann Crowther resignedsecretary
- 1993-12-31➖BRAMLEY, Davina Ann Crowther resigneddirector
- 1993-07-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-05-03➕BRAMLEY, Graham appointedsecretary
- 1992-12-31➖BRAMLEY, Graham resignedsecretary
- 1981-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAMLEY ENGINEERING (LIFTING GEAR) LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
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 "BRAMLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 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 Graham John Bramley Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs. Emma Caroline Bramley Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
22 Eden Way
Pages Park Industrial Estate
Billington Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 4TZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BRAMLEY, Emma Caroline, Mrs.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-03-04
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BRAMLEY, Emma Caroline→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-05-06
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BRAMLEY, Graham John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-04
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BRAMLEY, Davina Ann Crowther→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-12-31
BRAMLEY, Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-05-03 · resigned 1992-12-31
BRAMLEY, Graham John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2008-03-04
BRAMLEY, Davina Ann Crowther→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1993-12-31
BRAMLEY, John Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2011-04-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 09/07/1993 | — |
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Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-17