BROGAN PROPERTIES & CIVILS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC294734 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£505.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £505,556
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£506k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£841k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £523.9k | £393.5k |
| Current assets | £841.2k | £1.12M |
| Net assets | £505.6k | £364.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-05📄notice-of-removal-of-a-directorofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-08➕MAIN, Brogan Linus appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➖MAIN, Josephine resigneddirector
- 2019-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-01➖LYNAS, Peter resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➕MAIN, Josephine appointeddirector
- 2013-08-23➕LYNAS, Peter appointeddirector
- 2013-08-23➖MAIN, Josephine resigneddirector
- 2013-05-01➖LYNAS, Michael resignedsecretary
- 2013-05-01➖LYNAS, Michael resigneddirector
- 2011-10-26➕LYNAS, Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BROGAN PROPERTIES & CIVILS LIMITED
- 2005-12-20➕LYNAS, Michael appointedsecretary
- 2005-12-20➕MAIN, Josephine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Josephine Main Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Peter Lynasceased 01/01/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & W WINDOWS LTD→ SC363165 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| BOX ENERGY LIMITED→ SC806805 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRACKENBRAE BUILDERS LIMITED→ SC739990 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRAND & CAMPBELL DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC591222 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BRANNAGAN & BROWN BUILDING SERVICES LTD.→ SC275551 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BRODRICK TILING LIMITED→ SC565560 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BROOMCROFT LIMITED→ SC029797 · est 1953 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 72y | — | — |
| BROWNFIELD EVOLUTION LTD→ SC867586 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUAN LIMITED→ SC440214 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BUILD N DESIGN LTD→ SC868598 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURNBRAE PROPERTY 1 LIMITED→ SC789880 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURNFIELD BUILDERS & DEMOLISHERS LIMITED→ SC049549 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220
Registered office
192 Dukes Road
Burnside
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 5AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MAIN, Brogan Linus→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LYNAS, Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2013-05-01
LYNAS, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2013-05-01
LYNAS, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-23 · resigned 2019-01-01
MAIN, Josephine→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2019-02-08
MAIN, Josephine→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2013-08-23
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29