BRADLEY JONES LTD

🌳Matureactive
06206092 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£119.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £119,525
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,031 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£120k
↓ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£43k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£50k£75k£100k£125kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£119.5k£124.6k
Current assets£42.6k£42.3k
Cash£42.6k£42.3k
Net assets£119.5k£124.6k

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-11-09
    ➕
    JONES, Christina appointed
    director
  14. 2017-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2007-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BRADLEY JONES LTD
  18. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    JONES, Christina appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    JONES, Bradley Roy appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    UK SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-04-10
    ➖
    UK SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    UK DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-04-10
    ➖
    UK DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "JONES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bradley Roy Jones
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

55 Crown Street
Brentwood
Essex
CM14 4BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Christina→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Bradley Roy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Christina→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UK SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-04-10
Resigned
UK DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-23