A BRADY CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12635948 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-30
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
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£549.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £549,721
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£579k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Net Worth
£550k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£604k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£121k£242k£363k£483k£604kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£549.7k£490.5k
Current assets£604.2k£558.2k
Cash£579.1k£528.2k
Debtors£25.1k£30.0k
Net assets£549.7k£490.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2020-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A BRADY CONSULTING LIMITED
  9. 2020-05-30
    BRADY, Geraldine Ann appointed
    secretary
  10. 2020-05-30
    BRADY, Anthony appointed
    director
  11. 2020-05-30
    BRADY, Geraldine Ann appointed
    director
  12. 2020-05-30
    BRADY, Geraldine Ann resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

98/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRADY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.

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
Mr Anthony Brady
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/05/2020
Mrs Geraldine Ann Brady
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1 Spring Lane
Horbling
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
NG34 0PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-12
Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRADY, Geraldine Ann
secretary · appointed 2020-05-30
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Active
BRADY, Anthony
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-05-30
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Active
BRADY, Geraldine Ann
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-30 · resigned 2020-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-05-30