BR INDEX LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £199.7k | £227.3k |
| Current assets | £264.2k | £301.8k |
| Cash | £5.0k | £65.5k |
| Debtors | £259.2k | £236.3k |
| Net assets | £187.9k | £196.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-13➖BUCHAN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-26➖COLLINS, Paul Lewis resigneddirector
- 2019-11-08➕MCCARTHY, Brian Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-11-08➖ASH, Kathrine Marie resigneddirector
- 2019-11-08➕BUCHAN, Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-10-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2019-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BR INDEX LIMITED
- 2019-01-25➕ASH, Kathrine Marie appointeddirector
- 2019-01-25➕COLLINS, Paul Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Orbis Index Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Orbis Index Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/01/2023 |
Mr Brian Thomas Mccarthy Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/11/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Scott Buchanceased 13/01/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Paul Lewis Collinsceased 26/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Miss Kathrine Marie Ashceased 08/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 14/10/2019 | — |