BRIGADEIRO GOURMET UK LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.5k | £-10.2k |
| Cash | £9.2k | £28 |
| Net assets | £-3.5k | £-10.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-07-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BRIGADEIRO GOURMET UK LIMITED
- 2020-04-24➕WOODGATE, Ben appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-24➕HICKMAN, Katia Liege appointeddirector
- 2020-04-24➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-04-24➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Katia Liege Hickmann Individual · Brazilian · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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