ABEL BROWN ADVICE LTD
💤Zombieactive
08803063 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.9 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.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,918
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£197
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.9k | — |
| Current assets | £2.8k | — |
| Cash | £197 | — |
| Debtors | £2.6k | — |
| Net assets | £1.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-24➕BROWN, Andrew Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24➖BROWN, Louise Victoria resigneddirector
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2013-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ABEL BROWN ADVICE LTD
- 2013-12-05➕BROWN, Louise Victoria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Jonathon Brown Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Louise Victoria Brownceased 01/06/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| AC FOOD CONSULTING LIMITED→ 13367372 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ACB PROJECT CONSULTANCY LTD→ 14596202 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCELERATE MARKETING LIMITED→ 04335056 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
22 St. Georges Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Andrew Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Louise Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2023-02-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 01/08/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15