CHARLES BRAND M&E LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

NI013689 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 33.5y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

213 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£0
Net assets	£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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AGNEW, Dermott appointed
director
2025-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
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officers · TM01
2024-10-28
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MCGILL, Niall Francis resigned
director
2023-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-04-22
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officers · AP03
2021-04-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-01
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AGNEW, Dermott appointed
secretary
2021-04-01
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HARROWER-STEELE, Jill resigned
secretary
2020-10-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-15
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2020-10-14
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2019-12-12
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Danske Bank)
2019-10-01
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RAMSEY, David appointed
director
2019-10-01
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FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew resigned
director
2019-10-01
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MCGILL, Niall Francis appointed
director
2019-10-01
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O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin resigned
director
2018-03-02
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FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew appointed
director
2018-03-02
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LAGAN, Kevin Anthony resigned
director
2017-04-01
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HARROWER-STEELE, Jill appointed
secretary
2017-04-01
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LOUGHRAN, Colin Gerard resigned
director
2017-04-01
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O'CALLAGHAN, Gerard Austin appointed
director
2013-10-08
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ABBI, Guy resigned
secretary
2013-03-31
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LAGAN, Kevin Anthony appointed
director
2012-04-01
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LAGAN, Michael Anthony resigned
director
2011-12-05
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ABBI, Guy appointed
secretary
2011-12-05
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MARTIN, Scott James resigned
secretary
2010-09-01
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CANAVAN, Declan Vincent resigned
secretary
2010-09-01
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MARTIN, Scott James appointed
secretary
2010-09-01
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JENKINS, Charles Gerard resigned
director
2010-09-01
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LAGAN, John Patrick Kevin resigned
director
2010-09-01
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LOUGHRAN, Colin Gerard appointed
director
2010-09-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Northern Bank Limited
2008-05-06
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CANAVAN, Declan Vincent appointed
secretary
2008-05-06
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JENKINS, Charles Gerard resigned
secretary
2007-03-31
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EVANS, Peter John resigned
director
2007-01-19
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FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew resigned
director
2006-02-28
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GLEESON, Frank resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 82 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Charles Brand Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Charles Brand Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CHARLES BRAND M&E LIMITED

This company · NI013689

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Charles Brand Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-06-22

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Rosemount House

21-23 Sydenham Road

Belfast

BT3 9HA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (3 active · 24 resigned)

AGNEW, Dermott→

secretary · appointed 2021-04-01

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Active

AGNEW, Dermott→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-03-27

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Active

RAMSEY, David→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-01

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Active

ABBI, Guy→

secretary · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2013-10-08

Resigned

CANAVAN, Declan Vincent→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2010-09-01

Resigned

HARROWER-STEELE, Jill→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-01

Resigned

JENKINS, Charles Gerard→

secretary · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 2008-05-06

Resigned

MARTIN, Scott James→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-01 · resigned 2011-12-05

Resigned

CAREY, John Charles→

director · ~69y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 2000-01-14

Resigned

CARSON, John Ridley Taylor→

director · ~78y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 1998-11-02

Resigned

CRAWLEY, John→

director · ~65y · appointed 1998-11-02 · resigned 2001-04-01

Resigned

EVANS, Peter John→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2007-03-31

Resigned

FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew→

director · ~62y · appointed 2018-03-02 · resigned 2019-10-01

Resigned

FLETCHER, Nicolas Andrew→

director · ~62y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2007-01-19

Resigned

GLEESON, Frank→

director · ~74y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 2006-02-28

Resigned

HARRISON, Kenneth Joshua→

director · ~87y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 1998-11-02

Resigned

JENKINS, Charles Gerard→

director · ~85y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 2010-09-01

Resigned

KELLY, Mark Francis→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-11-02 · resigned 1999-10-29

Resigned

LAGAN, John Patrick Kevin→

director · ~76y · appointed 1979-06-22 · resigned 2010-09-01

Resigned

LAGAN, Kevin Anthony→

director · ~44y · appointed 2013-03-31 · resigned 2018-03-02

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited	A registered charge	—	01/02/2023	—
outstanding	Northern Bank (Trading as Danske Bank) Northern Bank Limited (Trading as Danske Bank)	A registered charge	—	12/12/2019	—
outstanding	Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited	Debenture	2 properties	01/09/2010	—
satisfied	Whitemountain	Mortgage or charge	1 property	30/03/1997	14/03/1997
satisfied	Whitemountain	Mortgage or charge	1 property	19/01/1994	14/03/1997
satisfied	Rotary Group Rotary Group Limited	Mortgage or charge	1 property	29/09/1993	19/01/1994
satisfied	NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD	Mortgage or charge	1 property	19/12/1992	14/10/1993

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Recent filings (213 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-10

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2023-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-01-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-16