ADAM FAIRBROTHER CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10910532 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£46.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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, 2 with DOB)
90
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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £46,381
Net assets shrinking
Down £29,541 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£46k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £75.2k | £119.2k |
| Current assets | £49.6k | £90.2k |
| Net assets | £46.4k | £75.9k |
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.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-20📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM FAIRBROTHER CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2017-08-11➕FAIRBROTHER, Adam John appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11➕MILLER, Joanna Leigh appointeddirector
- 2017-08-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FAIRBROTHER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanna Leigh Miller Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2017 |
Mr Adam John Fairbrother Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
19 Trinity Square
Llandudno
Conwy
LL30 2RD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FAIRBROTHER, Adam John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Joanna Leigh→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (25 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-21
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16