BRADLEY CLASSIC FURNITURE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09370535 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-31
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,177
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,535 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£10k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £19.0k | £20.3k |
| Current assets | £19.0k | £18.4k |
| Net assets | £10.2k | £12.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs BRADLEY CLASSIC FURNITURE LIMITED
- 2014-12-31➕STANDEN, Dominic Timothy appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➕WASHINGTON, Barrie Aron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barrie Aron Washington Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/06/2016 |
Mr Dominic Timothy Standen Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · CT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESPOKE ARCHITECTURAL ALUMINUM LTD→ 10935033 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BILLIE GRAND LTD→ 13272324 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLIND ILLUSIONS (KENT) LTD→ 11708626 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BODHI AND FAE LTD→ 16554681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOW AND CROSSBONES LTD→ 10003588 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BRADFORD CARPENTRY LIMITED→ 15142045 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRAINS BRANDS LTD→ 12360334 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BRAYPOST LIMITED→ 02717399 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| BRIGHTARC WELDING LIMITED→ 05726102 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BRIGHTON VINYL LIMITED→ 15363243 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRINDLE AND WHYTE LIMITED→ 08970753 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BROAD OAK COLOUR PRINTERS LIMITED→ 02138439 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
Unit 4b Bowles Well Gardens
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 6PQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STANDEN, Dominic Timothy→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WASHINGTON, Barrie Aron→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08