BRAKELEY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC411726 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-01-01➖IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-08📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2015-12-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-11-21➕IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-11-21➖IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-12-11➕COBBAN, Wendy Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-11➕COBBAN, David Grant appointeddirector
- 2014-12-11➕COBBAN, Wendy Margaret appointeddirector
- 2014-12-11➖MACARI, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
- 2011-11-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAKELEY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2011-11-22➕IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-11-22➕MACARI, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Cobban Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 28/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
14 Carden Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1UR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
COBBAN, Wendy Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-12-11
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COBBAN, David Grant→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-11
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COBBAN, Wendy Margaret→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-21 · resigned 2019-01-01
IAIN SMITH SOLICITORS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2015-11-21
MACARI, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-11-22 · resigned 2014-12-11
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Recent filings (43 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-19