BRAINTREE AND BOCKING AUCTIONS LTD
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.0k | £9.8k |
| Current assets | £48.1k | £23.6k |
| Cash | £34.0k | £22.1k |
| Debtors | £14.1k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £23.0k | £9.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 address
- • 1 address
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-10➖GOLDSMITH, Jeremy Mark resigneddirector
- 2020-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAINTREE AND BOCKING AUCTIONS LTD
- 2020-08-24➕BOSHER, Thomas Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24➕GOLDSMITH, Jeremy Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-08-24📄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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Robert Bosher Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jeremy Mark Goldsmithceased 10/01/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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