BRADSTYLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04966045 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£886.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
82 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
75
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 £886,214
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£53k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£886k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£815k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£177k£354k£532k£709k£886kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£886.4k£732.2k
Current assets£814.8k£728.6k
Cash£52.6k£100.4k
Debtors£762.2k£628.2k
Net assets£886.2k£730.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  3. 2025-11-06
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-29
    ➕
    GUNN, Kathleen Frances appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-06-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-03-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-01-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-01-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2023-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-01-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-01-04
    ➕
    GUNN, Niall Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2022-01-04
    ➕
    MEEHAN, Paul Christopher appointed
    director
  22. 2022-01-04
    ➖
    CUNDELL, Christopher David resigned
    director
  23. 2021-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    CASPER, Joanne Caroline resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    CASPER, Joanne resigned
    director
  26. 2013-03-31
    ➕
    CASPER, Joanne appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    CASPER, Joanne Caroline resigned
    director
  28. 2009-05-15
    ➕
    CASPER, Joanne Caroline appointed
    director
  29. 2004-01-12
    ➖
    RILEY, Andrew Richard resigned
    director
  30. 2003-12-31
    ➕
    CASPER, Joanne Caroline appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-12-31
    ➕
    CUNDELL, Christopher David appointed
    director
  33. 2003-12-31
    ➕
    RILEY, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  34. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2003-11-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRADSTYLE LIMITED
  36. 2003-11-17
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2003-11-17
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

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

🏛️
Prosperis Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRADSTYLE LIMITED
This company · 04966045

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
Prosperis Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest04/01/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Prosperis Limitedceased 04/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Christopher David Cundellceased 04/01/2022· 50-75% shares

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

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7 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
Incorporated2003-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

First Floor
9 St James Business Park
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

GUNN, Kathleen Frances→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-29
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Active
GUNN, Niall Joseph→
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-01-04
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Active
MEEHAN, Paul Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASPER, Joanne Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-31 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
CASPER, Joanne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-31 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
CASPER, Joanne Caroline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
CUNDELL, Christopher David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-12-31 · resigned 2022-01-04
Resigned
RILEY, Andrew Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-12-31 · resigned 2004-01-12
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-17 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-11-06
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-06