BRANNA INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD

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SC317417 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£19.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
50 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,480
Net assets shrinking
Down £243 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£385
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£19.5k£19.7k
Current assets£66.6k£66.8k
Cash£385£625
Debtors£66.2k£66.2k
Net assets£19.5k£19.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2023-12-05
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  4. 2023-11-30
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  5. 2022-11-30
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  6. 2021-11-30
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  7. 2020-11-19
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  8. 2019-11-22
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  9. 2018-11-14
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  10. 2017-11-28
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  11. 2016-12-06
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  12. 2016-12-05
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    MILLAR, Andrew Duncan resigned
    director
  13. 2016-11-18
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  14. 2016-03-02
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  15. 2015-11-11
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  16. 2015-03-02
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  17. 2009-11-01
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    SKED, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2007-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BRANNA INDUSTRIAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD
  19. 2007-02-27
    ➕
    WDM, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-02-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-02-27
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-27
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    MILLAR, Andrew Duncan appointed
    director
  23. 2007-02-27
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-02-27
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Sked
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/02/2017

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
Incorporated2007-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Oakfield House
378 Brandon Street
Motherwell
ML1 1XA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WDM, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKED, Stephen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27
Resigned
MILLAR, Andrew Duncan→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2016-12-05
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-27 · resigned 2007-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
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accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-22