BRANDONVILLE PROPERTIES LIMITED

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02797140 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-95.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 27.5y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £95,670

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£163k
Net Worth
-£96k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£238k
↑ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£101k-£33k£34k£102k£170k£238kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-95.7k£1.10M
Current assets£237.8k£230.6k
Cash£162.8k—
Debtors£75.0k—
Net assets£-95.7k£-101.1k

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 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  5. 2023-08-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  6. 2022-12-22
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  7. 2021-12-06
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  8. 2021-05-24
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  9. 2021-03-17
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  10. 2020-04-23
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  11. 2019-06-11
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  12. 2018-04-23
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  13. 2017-04-25
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  14. 2016-04-28
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  15. 2016-03-01
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  16. 2015-04-21
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  17. 2014-08-28
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2014-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  19. 2014-07-15
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2014-06-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited
  21. 2013-05-21
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    FRANKLIN, Amanda Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-08-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2008-08-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2004-10-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2004-07-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2004-06-01
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    COB, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-06-01
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    FRANKLIN, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-02-26
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    COB, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-02-26
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    CAPITAL SECURITY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1999-01-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  31. 1998-01-21
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    BORRELL, Maria resigned
    secretary
  32. 1998-01-21
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    CAPITAL SECURITY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1993-09-22
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    WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    secretary
  34. 1993-09-22
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    BULLINGHAM, William Victor Peter resigned
    director
  35. 1993-08-26
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    BORRELL, Herbert Alexander appointed
    director
  36. 1993-08-26
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    BORRELL, Maria appointed
    secretary
  37. 1993-07-12
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    WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-07-12
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    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
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  39. 1993-07-12
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    BULLINGHAM, William Victor Peter appointed
    director
  40. 1993-07-12
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    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD resigned
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  41. 1993-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BRANDONVILLE PROPERTIES LIMITED
  42. 1993-03-08
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    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
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  43. 1993-03-08
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    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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. Herbert Alexander Borrell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2017

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Paddocks St. Peters Road
Arnesby
Leicester
LE8 5WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BORRELL, Herbert Alexander→
director · ~68y · appointed 1993-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BORRELL, Maria→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1998-01-21
Resigned
COB, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
FRANKLIN, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2013-05-21
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth Anne→
secretary · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 1993-09-22
Resigned
CAPITAL SECURITY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-01-21 · resigned 2002-02-26
Resigned
NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-08 · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned
BULLINGHAM, William Victor Peter→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 1993-09-22
Resigned
NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-03-08 · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property15/08/2023—
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Mortgages (2010) Limited
A registered charge2 properties30/06/2014—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/08/200815/07/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property04/08/200828/08/2014
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/07/200415/07/2014
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/01/199922/10/2004
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Recent filings (103 total)

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2026-02-20
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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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mortgage · MR01
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-03-20
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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2022-03-04
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2021-12-06
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2021-05-24
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2021-03-17
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2021-03-02
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2020-04-23