AC BRITTAIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
07950353 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£56.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,926

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£57k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£63k£84k£105kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£73.0k£78.8k
Current assets£97.9k£105.0k
Net assets£56.9k£42.3k

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.

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-01-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-14
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  13. 2020-07-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-07-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2020-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AC BRITTAIN LTD
  19. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    BRITTAIN, Beverley Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    BRITTAIN, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2012-02-15
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  22. 2012-02-15
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "BRITTAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Andrew Christopher Brittain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

29f Turbine Way
Swaffham
Norfolk
PE37 7XD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRITTAIN, Beverley Anne→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-15
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Active
BRITTAIN, Andrew Christopher→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-02-15
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-02-15 · resigned 2012-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21