BRANIGAN CONSULTING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15600732 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £13,173
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.2k |
| Current assets | £21.2k |
| Cash | £18.8k |
| Debtors | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £13.2k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BRANIGAN CONSULTING LTD
- 2024-03-28➕BRANIGAN, Kirsten Helen appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕BRANIGAN, Patrick Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRANIGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kirsten Helen Branigan Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Patrick Michael Braniganceased 21/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BADOTSA LTD→ 11892127 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BOARDING SCHOOL CONCERN→ 11973972 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BOURN CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY→ 07807218 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| BRIDGEWAY EDUCATION SERVICE LTD→ 16466230 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIGHT CAN-ACHIEVE UK LTD→ 16571213 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY→ 05866899 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BUDDING MINDS PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 16905721 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BULGARIAN CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL SOC. ST. IVAN RILSKI CIC→ 09096048 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CALM DRIVING ACADEMY LIMITED→ 15234329 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CAMBOURNE HINDUS CIC→ 16174814 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING LTD→ 09985002 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE ACADEMY OF RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 16138545 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
35 Montague Road
Cambridge
CB4 1BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRANIGAN, Kirsten Helen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-03-28
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BRANIGAN, Patrick Michael→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-03-28
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-28