CHRISTOPHER BRETT LTD

💤Zombieactive
04566894 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £8,969
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£133k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 930% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£53k£80k£106k£133kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£9.0k£871
Cash£132.8k£109.5k
Net assets£9.0k£871

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-03-31
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    QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-21
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2002-12-05
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    DOLAN, Paul Vincent resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-12-05
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    QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2002-10-19
    ➕
    BRETT, Christopher Peter James appointed
    director
  20. 2002-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As CHRISTOPHER BRETT LTD
  21. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    DOLAN, Paul Vincent appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-18
    ➕
    QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2002-10-18
    ➖
    QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Christopher Peter James Brett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621

Registered office

6 Charlotte Street
Bath
BA1 2NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRETT, Christopher Peter James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOLAN, Paul Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
QUEEN SQUARE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
QUEEN SQUARE HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-01