BRAYS DAIRY LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16749188 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2026-02-18➕BRAY, Ingrid Dianne appointeddirector
- 2026-02-18➕BRAY, Trevor John appointeddirector
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAYS DAIRY LIMITED
- 2025-09-29➕BRAY, Emma Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-09-29➕BRAY, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2025-09-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BRAY, Emma Jayne (same surname) appointed 2025-09-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Emma Jayne Bray Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/09/2025 |
Richard John Bray Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500
Registered office
Shernick Farm
Bridgerule
Holsworthy
Devon
EX22 7HE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: —
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BRAY, Emma Jayne→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-09-29
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BRAY, Ingrid Dianne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2026-02-18
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BRAY, Richard John→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-09-29
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BRAY, Trevor John→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2026-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (9 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-29