BRATEK LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC555392 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£229.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £229,501
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£135k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Net Worth
£230k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£150k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £256.3k | £252.4k |
| Current assets | £150.5k | £147.9k |
| Cash | £135.5k | £132.9k |
| Net assets | £229.5k | £213.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-19➖SZULINSKI, Ireneusz resigneddirector
- 2017-04-19➖SZULINSKI, Marcel resigneddirector
- 2017-04-19➖ULANOWICZ, Czeslawa Kazimiera resigneddirector
- 2017-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-04-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BRATEK LTD
- 2017-01-24➕AMBROZIEWICZ, Damian appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕AMBROZIEWICZ, Kornelia appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕SZULINSKI, Ireneusz appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕SZULINSKI, Marcel appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24➕ULANOWICZ, Czeslawa Kazimiera appointeddirector
- 2017-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Damian Ambroziewicz Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/01/2017 |
Mrs Kornelia Ambroziewicz Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
59 Hunter Grove
Bathgate
EH48 1NN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
AMBROZIEWICZ, Damian→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMBROZIEWICZ, Kornelia→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SZULINSKI, Ireneusz→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2017-01-24 · resigned 2017-04-19
SZULINSKI, Marcel→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-01-24 · resigned 2017-04-19
ULANOWICZ, Czeslawa Kazimiera→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2017-01-24 · resigned 2017-04-19
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Recent filings (21 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-21