BRACKEN LODGE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI020256 · ltd · incorporated 1987-03-12
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
111 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2024-09-26
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2023-05-26
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  5. 2023-05-26
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-25
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    LINDSAY, Margaret Jeanette resigned
    director
  7. 2023-05-25
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    MCMAHON, Eileen resigned
    director
  8. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2021-09-10
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  10. 2020-11-03
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  11. 2019-08-23
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  12. 2018-11-07
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  13. 2017-06-02
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  14. 2016-07-14
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  15. 2016-01-04
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  16. 2015-06-12
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  17. 2014-12-22
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  18. 2013-01-23
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    GOLDEN, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  19. 2010-12-03
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    SHAW, John Campbell resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-01
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    JOHNSTON, Joan resigned
    director
  21. 2004-07-01
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    RAINEY, Pauline resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-02
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    FLAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-05-31
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    GUMMER, Margaret Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2002-03-31
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    JOHNSTON, Joan appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-22
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    GIBSON, Agnes Orr resigned
    director
  26. 2001-10-22
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    GOLDEN, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-28
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    LINDSAY, Margaret Jeanette appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-02
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    JAMISON, Michael John Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 2001-03-02
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    ROBINSON, Benjamin resigned
    director
  30. 2000-12-01
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    MCMASTER, Robina Percy resigned
    director
  31. 1998-04-12
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    MCMAHON, Eileen appointed
    director
  32. 1997-10-19
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    SHAW, John Campbell appointed
    director
  33. 1987-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BRACKEN LODGE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  34. 1987-03-12
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    RAINEY, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  35. 1987-03-12
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    GIBSON, Agnes Orr appointed
    director
  36. 1987-03-12
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    GUMMER, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  37. 1987-03-12
    ➕
    MCMASTER, Robina Percy appointed
    director
  38. 1987-03-12
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Benjamin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-03-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1st Floor Studio 2 Strand Studios
150 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 1NY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

FLAT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-01-02
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Active
JAMISON, Michael John Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-03-02
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Active
RAINEY, Pauline→
secretary · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
GIBSON, Agnes Orr→
director · ~118y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2001-10-22
Resigned
GOLDEN, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~97y · appointed 2001-10-22 · resigned 2013-01-23
Resigned
GUMMER, Margaret Mary→
director · ~92y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Joan→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-03-31 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
LINDSAY, Margaret Jeanette→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2023-05-25
Resigned
MCMAHON, Eileen→
director · ~105y · appointed 1998-04-12 · resigned 2023-05-25
Resigned
MCMASTER, Robina Percy→
director · ~121y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2000-12-01
Resigned
ROBINSON, Benjamin→
director · ~108y · appointed 1987-03-12 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned
SHAW, John Campbell→
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-10-19 · resigned 2010-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16