BRINDLEY CAPITAL LTD

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11486567 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-27
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66300Fund management activities
  • 73200Market research and public opinion polling
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-10-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-08-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-08-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BRINDLEY CAPITAL LTD
  20. 2018-07-27
    ➕
    CHANA, Narup appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Narup Chana
Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/07/2018

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
Incorporated2018-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

17 Constabulary Close
West Drayton
UB7 7GE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHANA, Narup→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-07-27
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-08