BRAND & ROSS ADMIRAL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC588816 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-15
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£189.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £189,191
Very low cash
Cash position: £98
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,200 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£98
~ YoY
Net Worth
£189k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£38k£77k£115k£153k£191kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£223.8k£226.0k
Cash£98£98
Net assets£189.2k£191.4k

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
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-08
    GREENHILL, James Ernest appointed
    director
  8. 2025-07-08
    GREENHILL, Mindelle Masha appointed
    director
  9. 2025-07-08
    STERN, Gerald Arthur resigned
    director
  10. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-02-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-11-30
    STERN, Brian Max resigned
    director
  16. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-24
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  18. 2022-01-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-02-05
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  21. 2021-02-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAND & ROSS ADMIRAL LTD
  24. 2018-02-15
    STERN, Brian Max appointed
    director
  25. 2018-02-15
    STERN, Gerald Arthur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Limited 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

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

Group structure

Brand & Ross (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Brand & Ross (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BRAND & ROSS ADMIRAL LTD
This company · SC588816

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Brand & Ross (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/07/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gerald Arthur Sternceased 08/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Brian Max Sternceased 30/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

29 Admiral Street
Glasgow
G41 1HP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GREENHILL, James Ernest
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-07-08
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Active
GREENHILL, Mindelle Masha
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-07-08
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Active
STERN, Brian Max
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-15 · resigned 2022-11-30
Resigned
STERN, Gerald Arthur
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-02-15 · resigned 2025-07-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-20