NOEL BRADLEY LTD
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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £528.0k | £507.5k |
| Current assets | £35.2k | — |
| Net assets | £48.5k | £122 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-12-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18➕BRADLEY, Adrian Francis appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18➕BRADLEY, Damien appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18➕BRADLEY, Gavin Patrick appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18➕BRADLEY, Ronan appointeddirector
- 2023-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs NOEL BRADLEY LTD
- 2022-12-08➕BRADLEY, Noel appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRADLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BRADLEY, Adrian Francis (same surname) appointed 2023-12-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
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