ONE HUNDRED BRAND STREET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC377754 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-29
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£329.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £329,072
Cash YoY
+174%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 174% YoY
Net Worth
£329k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Assets
£128k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.95M | £1.94M |
| Current assets | £127.7k | £103.0k |
| Cash | £31.5k | £11.5k |
| Debtors | £96.2k | £91.5k |
| Net assets | £329.1k | £315.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-04➖WILLIAMS, Christina Angela resigneddirector
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-08-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2022-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-15➕WILLIAMS, Christina Angela appointeddirector
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-05-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-05-01🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2018-04-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
- 2011-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-11-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2010-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ONE HUNDRED BRAND STREET LIMITED
- 2010-04-29➕BRUCE, Ian Robertson appointedsecretary
- 2010-04-29➕BRUCE, Ian Robertson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
93/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-13
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Robertson Bruce Individual · British · DOB 10/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 03/02/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Christina Angela Williamsceased 04/02/2026· 75-100% shares
- Mr Ian Robertson Bruceceased 02/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OATLANDS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC567000 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| OBSERVER SHOP LTD→ SC507450 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ODR COMMERCE LTD→ SC871114 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL CLEANING LTD→ SC673522 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| OFFICE DIRECT SCOTLAND LTD→ SC834992 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| OGILVIE JEROME LTD→ SC587087 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| OPENGATE REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ SC844584 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| OSWAL ENTERPRISES LTD→ SC599903 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PAISLEY BARBERS LTD→ SC555463 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| PAISLEY FUNERAL SERVICES LTD→ SC620208 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
100 Brand Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G51 1DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRUCE, Ian Robertson→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-04-29
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BRUCE, Ian Robertson→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Christina Angela→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-03-15 · resigned 2026-02-04
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2022 | 31/08/2022 | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Cambridge & Counties Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 27/04/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 24/05/2011 | 03/05/2018 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/11/2010 | 03/05/2018 |
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Recent filings (50 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17