BRAES TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
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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. 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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.9k | £7.6k |
| Current assets | £28.7k | £23.5k |
| Cash | £13.2k | £8.2k |
| Debtors | £15.5k | £15.3k |
| Net assets | £13.9k | £7.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2014-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-30➕MACLEOD, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-30➖MACLEOD, Joan resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAES TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-10-06➕MACLEOD, Hector appointeddirector
- 2006-10-06➕MACLEOD, Joan appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hector Macleod Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanne Macleod Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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