BRYANSONS ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC719140 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 12 → 14
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1214
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£269
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 £269
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,361 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£269
↓ 93% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£269£3.6k
Current assets£2.6k£6.5k
Cash£2.0k£6.5k
Debtors£656
Net assets£269£3.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-13
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-21
    COSTELLO, Thomas Michael appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-03-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRYANSONS ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  11. 2022-01-07
    COSTELLO, Charles George appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles George Costello
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3 Bellevue Place
3/2 Ground Floor
Edinburgh
EH7 4BS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

COSTELLO, Charles George
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-01-07
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Active
COSTELLO, Thomas Michael
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-07