BRANDEX FINANCIAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08918804 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£113.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £113,320

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£113k
Current Assets
£226k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£90k£135k£180k£226kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£119.3k—
Current assets£225.5k—
Net assets£113.3k—
Average employees—100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Jacob Mark resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-21
    ➖
    CANWELL, Alun David resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-09-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-03-01
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    CANWELL, Alun David appointed
    secretary
  19. 2017-03-01
    ➖
    HURRELL, John Michael resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BRANDEX FINANCIAL LIMITED
  21. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    STEEDMAN, Julian appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    HURRELL, John Michael appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-03-03
    ➕
    SMITH, Jacob Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jacob Mark Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Julian Steedman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

The Union Building
Rose Lane
Norwich
NR1 1BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

STEEDMAN, Julian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANWELL, Alun David→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2018-09-21
Resigned
HURRELL, John Michael→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned
SMITH, Jacob Mark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30