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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£505.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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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
Pursue
Strong 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £505,556

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£506k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£841k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£224k£448k£672k£896k£1.1mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-05-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-09-05
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    notice-of-removal-of-a-director
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-02-08
    MAIN, Brogan Linus appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-08
    MAIN, Josephine resigned
    director
  17. 2019-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-01-01
    LYNAS, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2019-01-01
    MAIN, Josephine appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-23
    LYNAS, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2013-08-23
    MAIN, Josephine resigned
    director
  24. 2013-05-01
    LYNAS, Michael resigned
    secretary
  25. 2013-05-01
    LYNAS, Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2011-10-26
    LYNAS, Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2005-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROGAN PROPERTIES & CIVILS LIMITED
  28. 2005-12-20
    LYNAS, Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-12-20
    MAIN, Josephine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Josephine Main
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/01/2019
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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Company details

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
director · ~25y · appointed 2019-02-08
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Active
LYNAS, Michael
secretary · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
LYNAS, Michael
director · ~84y · appointed 2011-10-26 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
LYNAS, Peter
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-08-23 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned
MAIN, Josephine
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2019-02-08
Resigned
MAIN, Josephine
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-12-20 · resigned 2013-08-23
Resigned

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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