BRANVALE PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
FC017842 · oversea-company · incorporated 1992-01-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2010-07-22✏️change-of-name-overseas-by-resolution-with-datechange-of-name · OSNM01
- 2010-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-19📄legacyofficers · 288c
- 2006-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2001-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2000-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1998-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1997-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1997-04-22📄legacyannual-return · BR5
- 1996-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1995-05-03📄legacyannual-return · BR3
- 1994-07-28📄legacymortgage · 395
- 1994-07-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1994-05-27📄legacymortgage · 395
- 1994-05-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Martin D Harrison
- 1994-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 1994-03-25📄legacyaccounts · 701a
- 1994-03-13➕RAZAVI, Mir Saeed appointeddirector
- 1994-03-10➕PELICAN SECURITIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-03-10📄legacyincorporation · BR1-PAR
- 1992-01-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BRANVALE PROPERTIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 34 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| TERRAPINN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ FC025227 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 70y |
| AMBER FOODS LIMITED→ FC029206 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | 81 | 62y |
| COLLECTIONS (GB) LIMITED→ FC022557 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 81 | 96y |
| LANBURY INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ FC023201 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 81 | 72y |
| ONE ALDWYCH LIMITED→ FC020801 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 81 | 84y |
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| BEACON HILL GROUP 2010 LIMITED→ FC029718 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 80 | 85y |
| BERWICK (JERSEY) LIMITED→ FC021103 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 80 | 82y |
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| CLARIDA LIMITED→ FC019589 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 80 | 65y |
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Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1992-01-01
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Po Box 641
No 1 Seaton Place
St Helier
Jersey
JE4 8YJ
Channel Islands
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PELICAN SECURITIES LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-03-10
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RAZAVI, Mir Saeed→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-03-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/07/1994 | — | |
| outstanding | Martin D Harrison | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/05/1994 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-of-name-overseas-by-resolution-with-date
change-of-name · OSNM01
2010-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-05-31
legacy
officers · 288c
2006-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2006-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2005-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2003-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2003-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2001-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2000-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1999-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-02-10