BRAWHOOSE PROPERTIES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC573517 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-11
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-125.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £125,288
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
-£125k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£125k-£98k-£70k-£42k-£14k£13kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£467.2k£477.6k
Current assets£3.1k£13.3k
Cash£2.6k£12.9k
Debtors£514£451
Net assets£-125.3k£-123.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-09-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-03-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  12. 2021-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-11-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-11-22
    ➖
    WALLS, Linda Dorothy resigned
    director
  16. 2021-11-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
  17. 2021-11-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-11-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-11-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-11-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-07-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-06-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-04-23
    ➕
    WALLS, David Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2021-04-23
    ➕
    WALLS, Linda Dorothy appointed
    director
  26. 2020-12-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  27. 2018-10-31
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  28. 2017-08-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAWHOOSE PROPERTIES LTD
  29. 2017-08-11
    ➕
    WALLS, Graeme David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme David Walls
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
75–100%
50–75%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

42 Baillieswells Drive
Aberdeen
AB15 9AX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WALLS, David Michael→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-04-23
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Active
WALLS, Graeme David→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-08-11
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Active
WALLS, Linda Dorothy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-04-23 · resigned 2021-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property26/09/2022—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property30/03/2022—
outstanding
The Kensington Mortgage Company
The Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
A registered charge1 property16/11/2021—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property29/12/2020—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property31/10/2018—
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Recent filings (39 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13