BRADCRAY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01786239 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-26
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £1,588,714
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£44k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£318k£635k£953k£1.3m£1.6mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.63M£1.57M
Current assets£1.16M£897.4k
Cash£44.0k£73.0k
Debtors£609.5k£330.9k
Net assets£1.59M£1.51M

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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  2. 2024-12-12
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  3. 2023-08-08
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  4. 2022-12-08
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  5. 2021-12-21
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  6. 2021-03-05
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  7. 2019-07-02
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  8. 2019-01-02
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  9. 2018-12-21
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  10. 2018-12-19
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2018-12-19
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  17. 2018-12-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2018-12-14
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    MCCLEMENTS, Andrew Massey appointed
    director
  19. 2018-12-14
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    WAUGH, Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-14
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    DAWIDOW, George resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-12-14
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    DAWIDOW, George resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-14
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  23. 2018-12-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  24. 2018-11-21
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    Charge satisfied #3
  25. 2014-06-11
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    DAWIDOW, Ann Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 2008-03-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: George Dawidow and Anne Elizabeth Dawidow
  27. 2008-03-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  28. 2008-03-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 1987-09-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 1984-09-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1984-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRADCRAY LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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.

Group structure

Jwamm Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jwamm Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRADCRAY LIMITED
This company · 01786239

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jwamm Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Dawidowceased 14/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921

Registered office

Riverside House River Lane
Saltney
Chester
CH4 8RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCCLEMENTS, Andrew Massey→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAUGH, Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-14
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Active
DAWIDOW, George→
secretary · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
DAWIDOW, Ann Elizabeth→
director · ~73y · resigned 2014-06-11
Resigned
DAWIDOW, George→
director · ~74y · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge2 properties14/12/2018—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—14/12/2018—
satisfied
George Dawidow and Anne Elizabeth Dawidow
Debenture1 property28/03/200821/11/2018
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/09/198727/03/2008
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/09/198427/03/2008
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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02
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accounts · AA
2019-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-03