BRONZED (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-08-01➕PATERSON, John appointeddirector
- 2012-08-01➖LAWRIE, Lynn Tammy resigneddirector
- 2011-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BRONZED (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
- 2011-06-27➕LAWRIE, Lynn Tammy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Paterson Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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