BRAC ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07540945 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£81.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
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. 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 (58/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
48 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 £81,268

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£85k
Net Worth
£81k
Current Assets
£133k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£53k£80k£106k£133kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£81.3k—
Current assets£133.1k—
Cash£84.6k—
Debtors£48.5k—
Net assets£81.3k—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-02
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-08-31
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    ROOKE, Arran resigned
    director
  10. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-12-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-11-13
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-10-01
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    ROOKE, Arran appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-19
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    PARDOE, Christopher David resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-01
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    PARDOE, Christopher David appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAC ENGINEERS LIMITED
  22. 2011-02-24
    ➕
    WOOD, Russell Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell Kenneth Wood
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/02/2017

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
Incorporated2011-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

29 Bore Street
Lichfield
WS13 6LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WOOD, Russell Kenneth→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-02-24
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Active
PARDOE, Christopher David→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2018-03-19
Resigned
ROOKE, Arran→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2020-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-02