BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

07107804 · plc · incorporated 2009-12-17

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45310

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70100Activities of head offices
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (6 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-07-02
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officers · AP01
2026-07-01
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MCFAULL, Graeme appointed
director
2026-06-18
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officers · TM01
2026-06-13
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HANSON-ABBOTT, Christopher Philip resigned
director
2026-03-06
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officers · AP03
2026-03-06
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officers · AP01
2026-03-05
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officers · AP03
2026-03-04
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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officers · TM02
2026-03-02
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AZIZ, Owais Farid appointed
secretary
2026-03-02
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HANSON-ABBOTT, Philip Julian appointed
secretary
2026-03-02
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AZIZ, Owais Farid appointed
director
2026-02-27
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PALMER, Mathew resigned
secretary
2026-02-27
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PALMER, Mathew resigned
director
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-14
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HUTSON, Rachel Emma resigned
director
2025-09-29
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officers · AP01
2025-08-27
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COLLINSON, Simon Alastair Nigel appointed
director
2025-08-05
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2024-08-07
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accounts · AA
2024-02-20
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officers · CH01
2023-11-06
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officers · TM01
2023-11-02
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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MOODY, Noel Philip resigned
director
2022-10-28
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accounts · AA
2021-08-07
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accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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officers · TM01
2021-04-13
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MATTHEWS, Stuart Andrew resigned
director
2020-10-08
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officers · TM01
2020-09-30
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BRETT, Thomas Craig resigned
director
2020-09-14
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accounts · AA
2020-05-01
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PALMER, Mathew appointed
secretary
2020-05-01
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PALMER, Mathew appointed
director
2020-04-30
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HARRIS, John resigned
secretary
2020-04-30
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HARRIS, John Lewis David resigned
director
2018-05-01
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HUTSON, Rachel Emma appointed
director
2016-10-14
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HARRIS, John appointed
secretary
2016-10-14
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SILLARS, Ian Wilson resigned
secretary
2016-10-14
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HARRIS, John Lewis David appointed
director
2016-10-14
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SILLARS, Ian Wilson resigned
director
2014-09-01
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BRETT, Thomas Craig appointed
director
2014-09-01
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MATTHEWS, Stuart Andrew appointed
director
2014-09-01
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MOODY, Noel Philip appointed
director
2012-09-11
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2009-12-17
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Company incorporated
As BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC
2009-12-17
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HANSON-ABBOTT, Philip Julian appointed
director
2009-12-17
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SILLARS, Ian Wilson appointed
secretary
2009-12-17
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GRAHAM, Carl Antony appointed
director
2009-12-17
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GRAHAM, Carl Antony resigned
director
2009-12-17
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HANSON-ABBOTT, Christopher Philip appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PALMER, Mathew resigned 2026-02-27; HANSON-ABBOTT, Christopher Philip resigned 2026-06-13; HUTSON, Rachel Emma resigned 2026-01-14

Group structure

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

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Brigade Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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BRIGADE ELECTRONICS GROUP PLC

This company · 07107804

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Brigade Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2009-12-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Brigade House The Mills

Station Road, South Darenth

Kent

DA4 9BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last: 2025-12-17