BRATTONSOUND ENGINEERING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01642656 · ltd · incorporated 1982-06-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.9y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
113 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
70
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2011-01-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited and Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees Limited
- 1999-08-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Industrial Property Investment Fund
- 1993-08-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1982-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BRATTONSOUND ENGINEERING LIMITED
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 44 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Gerald Leonard Tagg Individual · British · DOB 08/1950 · age 76 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Marlene Grace Tagg Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/04/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Marlene Grace Taggceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares
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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Kingston Burrowes Accountants,
450 London Road
North Cheam
Surrey
SM3 8JB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) and Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial Fund) Limited and Legal & General Property Partners (Industrial) Nominees Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 20/01/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | Industrial Property Investment Fund | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 06/08/1999 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 09/08/1993 | 27/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-14