BRAYFORD BROADCASTING C.I.C.
🌿Early-stageactive
15765755 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-06-06
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-75
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Radio broadcasting
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £75
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£855
Net Worth
-£75
Current Assets
£855
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £855 |
| Current assets | £855 |
| Cash | £855 |
| Net assets | £-75 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 3 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 3 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-06➕CLARKSON, Christopher Michael appointeddirector
- 2026-07-06➕GARDNER, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2026-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-25➖LEWCZUK, Alexius John Anthony, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2026-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-10📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2026-06-10📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2026-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-15➖HARDING-PRICE, David, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-10➕JONES, Ryan Adam, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-02-10➖CLARKSON, Christopher Michael, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2025-02-10➖GARDNER, Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04➖DOOLEY, Terence Peter, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAYFORD BROADCASTING C.I.C.
- 2024-06-06➕BALLINGER, Keith Frederick, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06➕CLARKSON, Christopher Michael, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06➕DOOLEY, Terence Peter, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06➕GARDNER, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06➕HARDING-PRICE, David, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06➕LEWCZUK, Alexius John Anthony, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-06-06📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HARDING-PRICE, David, Mr. resigned 2026-04-15; LEWCZUK, Alexius John Anthony, Mr. resigned 2026-06-25
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60100 — Radio broadcasting
Registered office
Sparkhouse
Rope Walk
Lincoln
LN6 7DQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
BALLINGER, Keith Frederick, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2024-06-06
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CLARKSON, Christopher Michael→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2026-07-06
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GARDNER, Kathleen→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2026-07-06
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JONES, Ryan Adam, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-10
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CLARKSON, Christopher Michael, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2025-02-10
DOOLEY, Terence Peter, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2025-02-04
GARDNER, Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2025-02-10
HARDING-PRICE, David, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2026-04-15
LEWCZUK, Alexius John Anthony, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-06-06 · resigned 2026-06-25
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Recent filings (15 total)
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officers · AP01
2026-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2026-06-10
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2026-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-06-06