BRAND FINANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
03181144 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-01
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
78 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-04-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    HAIGH, Alexander Charles Bickerton appointed
    director
  7. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    HAIGH, Richard David Bickerton appointed
    director
  8. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    HAIGH, Cherry Alison resigned
    director
  9. 2025-12-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-03-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2021-03-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-09-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    HAIGH, David Edward Bickerton appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    HAIGH, David Edward Bickerton appointed
    director
  23. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    HAIGH, Cherry Alison appointed
    director
  24. 1996-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAND FINANCE TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
  25. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1996-04-01
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-04-01
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HAIGH, Alexander Charles Bickerton (same surname) appointed 2026-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Edward Bickerton Haigh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Cherry Alison Haighceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1996-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Penavon
Helford Passage
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 5LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

HAIGH, David Edward Bickerton→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-03
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Active
HAIGH, Alexander Charles Bickerton→
director · ~34y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
HAIGH, David Edward Bickerton→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-04-03
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Active
HAIGH, Richard David Bickerton→
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned
HAIGH, Cherry Alison→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1996-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-15