BRILLIANT ADVICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05490486 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£18.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65110Life insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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 £18,205
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 144% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£56k£75k£94kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£18.2k£7.4k
Current assets£93.8k£84.4k
Cash£92.4k£83.0k
Debtors£1.4k£1.4k
Net assets£18.2k£7.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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  2. 2025-01-20
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  3. 2024-01-12
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  4. 2022-12-14
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  5. 2021-09-16
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  6. 2020-11-25
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  7. 2019-12-09
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  8. 2018-10-18
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  9. 2018-03-23
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  10. 2017-08-18
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  11. 2016-11-23
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  12. 2016-08-09
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  13. 2015-12-08
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  14. 2015-07-17
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  15. 2015-01-28
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  16. 2014-06-27
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  17. 2011-03-04
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    WILLIAMS, Anna resigned
    director
  18. 2005-11-01
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    WARD, Annette Joy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-10-31
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    WILLIAMS, Anna appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-10-31
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Anna appointed
    director
  21. 2005-09-22
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    ABRAHAM, Alison Denise resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-09-22
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    WARD, Annette Joy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BRILLIANT ADVICE LIMITED
  24. 2005-06-24
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    WILLIAMS, Darren Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-24
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    ABRAHAM, Alison Denise appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
Mr Darren Andrew Williams
Individual · English · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
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
Incorporated2005-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Brilliant House
14 Mill Green
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 1JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Anna→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Darren Andrew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABRAHAM, Alison Denise→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2005-09-22
Resigned
WARD, Annette Joy→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-22 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Anna→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-10-31 · resigned 2011-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2026-01-26
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2025-07-09
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2025-01-20
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2024-06-25
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2024-01-12
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2023-07-31
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2022-12-14
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2022-07-07
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2021-09-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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2019-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-18