ALAN BROWN CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08161647 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-30
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£33.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £33,485
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.5k | — |
| Current assets | £33.5k | — |
| Net assets | £33.5k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN BROWN CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2012-07-30➕BROWN, Susan appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-30➕BROWN, Alan David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan David Brown Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Susan Margaret Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Technology · NN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADVICE NORTHANTS C.I.C.→ 16191454 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AI IT TODAY LTD→ 16848928 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIRBYTES NETWORK LIMITED→ 12252637 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AJI TECH LTD→ 17060821 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJR CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD→ 15991796 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AKA LIMITED→ 04119167 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| AKOU LTD→ 12030011 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AL & M LTD→ 11850686 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALACRITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15279957 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALBATROS CREATIVE LIMITED→ 09612080 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALBERO LTD→ 16234839 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALCYON CONSULTING LTD→ 08898130 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
9 The Roundel
Overstone
Northampton
NN6 0FF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BROWN, Alan David→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-29