BRANNAGAN & BROWN BUILDING SERVICES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC275551 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-03
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,694

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k£4k£14k£25k£35k£46kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£20.4k—
Current assets£45.7k—
Net assets£-6.7k—
Average employees—300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-11-30
    ➕
    BROWN, William appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-30
    ➖
    NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2004-11-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRANNAGAN & BROWN BUILDING SERVICES LTD.
  19. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    BRANNAGAN, David appointed
    director
  20. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    BROWN, William appointed
    director
  21. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-11-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-11-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-11-03
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-11-03
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRANNAGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Brown
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr David Brannagan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

950 Dumbarton Road
Glasgow
G14 9UQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, William→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRANNAGAN, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, William→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-03 · resigned 2004-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14