BRAUNTON AGGREGATES LIMITED

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04452329 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-31
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£403.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08990
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £403,403

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
Net Worth
£403k
Current Assets
£692k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£138k£277k£415k£553k£692kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.71M—
Current assets£691.5k—
Cash£131.5k—
Debtors£400.0k—
Net assets£403.4k—
Average employees—600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-09
    ➖
    CLEAVE, Georgina Ann Louise resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-04-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-04-04
    ➖
    SETCHELL, Sheila Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  11. 2025-04-04
    ➖
    SETCHELL, Peter Alan resigned
    director
  12. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-03-31
    ➕
    JURY, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2025-03-31
    ➕
    CLEAVE, Georgina Ann Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2025-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-06-18
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  24. 2021-06-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2016-05-14
    ➖
    SETCHELL, Brian Leslie resigned
    director
  26. 2002-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAUNTON AGGREGATES LIMITED
  27. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SETCHELL, Sheila Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SETCHELL, Brian Leslie appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    SETCHELL, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Notts Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Notts Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
BRAUNTON AGGREGATES LIMITED
This company · 04452329

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
Notts Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Peter Alan Setchellceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Sheila Elizabeth Setchellceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC08990 — SIC 08990

Registered office

69 High Street
Bideford
Devon
EX39 2AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

JURY, Paul Andrew→
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SETCHELL, Sheila Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
CLEAVE, Georgina Ann Louise→
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-03-31 · resigned 2026-03-09
Resigned
SETCHELL, Brian Leslie→
director · ~94y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2016-05-14
Resigned
SETCHELL, Peter Alan→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14