CALL BRIAN.COM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11894282 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-20

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£101.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £101,752

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£102k

Current Assets

£52k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£101.8k	—
Current assets	£51.8k	—
Net assets	£101.8k	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 confirmation-statement
• 2 gazette
• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
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RAY, Susan Joy appointed
secretary
2025-11-10
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RAY, Susan Joy appointed
director
2024-11-12
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-11
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SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick resigned
director
2024-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-30
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-01
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YEATES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2022-01-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-01
➕
YEATES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2021-11-09
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STEELE, John resigned
director
2021-11-09
➕
SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick appointed
director
2021-05-25
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@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-05-25
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STEELE, John appointed
director
2021-05-25
➖
SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick resigned
director
2021-05-25
➖
YEATES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2020-07-29
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YEATES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2020-07-02
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YEATES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2020-07-01
➕
YEATES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2020-05-20
➖
YEATES, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2019-10-01
➕
YEATES, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2019-07-01
➖
WINTER, Benjamin Anthony resigned
director
2019-06-10
➖
DELAMERE, Adrian Donald resigned
director
2019-03-20
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Company incorporated
As CALL BRIAN.COM LIMITED
2019-03-20
➕
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2019-03-20
➕
DELAMERE, Adrian Donald appointed
director
2019-03-20
➕
SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick appointed
director
2019-03-20
➕
WINTER, Benjamin Anthony appointed
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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Frederick Sullman Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	75–100%	25–50%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Dominique Lahr Sullmanceased 30/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2019-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

11 Walton Court Walton Court

Telford

TF2 6TL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

RAY, Susan Joy→

secretary · appointed 2025-11-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAY, Susan Joy→

director · ~73y · appointed 2025-11-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-03-20 · resigned 2021-05-25

Resigned

DELAMERE, Adrian Donald→

director · ~54y · appointed 2019-03-20 · resigned 2019-06-10

Resigned

STEELE, John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2021-05-25 · resigned 2021-11-09

Resigned

SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick→

director · ~72y · appointed 2021-11-09 · resigned 2024-02-11

Resigned

SULLMAN, Anthony Frederick→

director · ~72y · appointed 2019-03-20 · resigned 2021-05-25

Resigned

WINTER, Benjamin Anthony→

director · ~29y · appointed 2019-03-20 · resigned 2019-07-01

Resigned

YEATES, Paul Anthony→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2022-10-01

Resigned

YEATES, Paul Anthony→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-29 · resigned 2021-05-25

Resigned

YEATES, Paul Anthony→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2020-07-02

Resigned

YEATES, Paul Anthony→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2020-05-20

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (58 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-08

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-12-31

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-30

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2024-11-12

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-10-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-02-11

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-28