BRAGG 1970 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08837761 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-27
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAGG 1970 LIMITED
  17. 2014-01-09
    ➕
    BRAGG, Mark Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRAGG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Andrew Bragg
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

200 Moor Road
Chorley
PR7 2NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRAGG, Mark Andrew→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-09
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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-09
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-06