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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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 32.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
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 35 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 35 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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| 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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| BERWICK (JERSEY) LIMITED→ FC021103 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 80 | 82y |
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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
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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