BRAID SOCIETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08689716 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-09-13
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 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
31 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-11-01
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  4. 2023-01-12
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  5. 2022-09-06
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  6. 2021-11-10
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  7. 2020-11-03
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  8. 2019-10-17
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  9. 2018-12-18
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  10. 2018-11-12
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  11. 2018-01-25
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  12. 2017-08-28
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  13. 2016-11-16
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  14. 2016-10-25
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  15. 2016-10-22
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    HAWKINS, Kay Fiona appointed
    director
  16. 2013-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAID SOCIETY LIMITED
  17. 2013-09-13
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    BERLIN, Shirley Ruth appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-13
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    RICHARDSON, Deborah Marion, Dr appointed
    director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
Dr Deborah Marion Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence25/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

21 Coton Crescent
Coton Hill
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY1 2NZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

BERLIN, Shirley Ruth→
director · ~84y · appointed 2013-09-13
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HAWKINS, Kay Fiona→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-10-22
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RICHARDSON, Deborah Marion, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-09-13
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Recent filings (31 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-17