BRAES FUNCTIONS LTD
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- · Opportunity score: 72 → 64
- · Bankability: 70 → 60
- · Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
- · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 72 → 64
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
- ↓Bankability: 70 → 60
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
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Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-19🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAES FUNCTIONS LTD
- 2024-04-19➕MORGAN, James Shaw appointeddirector
- 2024-04-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-24: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Shaw Morgan Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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