BRAKELOND ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC512591 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-10
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.8y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

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 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-07-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  7. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAKELOND ESTATES LIMITED
  19. 2015-08-10
    ➕
    FARNINGHAM, David Alexander Halse appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-10
    ➕
    FARNINGHAM, Marian Janette Hume appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
David Alexander Halse Farningham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Marian Janette Hume Farningham
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor,
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FARNINGHAM, David Alexander Halse→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-08-10
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Active
FARNINGHAM, Marian Janette Hume→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-08-10
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property20/07/2022—
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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-26