BRAY FURNITURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11992916 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95240SIC 95240
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,000
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£10k£13kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£12.0k£13.0k
Net assets£12.0k£13.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAY FURNITURE LIMITED
  8. 2019-05-13
    BEWSHER, Ben Robert appointed
    director
  9. 2019-05-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 7 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-07

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ben Robert Bewsher
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

64 Harbour Road 64 Harbour Road
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2NQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEWSHER, Ben Robert
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-13
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-13