BRAEFIELD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC158886 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£276.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 30.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £276,536
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£277k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-25 | 2023-06-25 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £276.5k | £258.8k |
| Current assets | £28.9k | £19.3k |
| Net assets | £276.5k | £258.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-05-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-31➖NICOL, Margaret resigneddirector
- 1996-04-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAEFIELD LIMITED
- 1995-06-28➕NICOL, James appointedsecretary
- 1995-06-28➕FRAME, Louise Andrea appointeddirector
- 1995-06-28➕NICOL, James appointeddirector
- 1995-06-28➕NICOL, Scott appointeddirector
- 1995-06-28➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-06-28➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-06-28➕NICOL, Margaret appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Nicol Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
3 St Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 9PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-06-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
FRAME, Louise Andrea→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 1995-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOL, James→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NICOL, Scott→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 1995-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-28 · resigned 1995-06-28
NICOL, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1995-06-28 · resigned 2015-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 04/04/1996 | 26/05/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/09/1995 | 23/05/2022 |
Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16