5 BROOKSIDE CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10131184 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-18
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£17.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,584
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,307 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£17.6k£18.9k
Current assets£18.5k£18.9k
Net assets£17.6k£18.9k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 BROOKSIDE CONSULTING LIMITED
  11. 2016-04-18
    TAYLOR, Alan Paul appointed
    director
  12. 2016-04-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fiona Mary Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting18/04/2016
Mr Alan Paul Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest18/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

5 Brookside
Beare Green
Dorking
Surrey
RH5 4QH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TAYLOR, Alan Paul
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-18
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-25