BRUSH UP ACCOUNTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13333359 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,340
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£885£2k£3k£4k£4kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£4.9k£3.3k
Current assets£4.4k£3.3k
Net assets£1.3k£779

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-01
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-04-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRUSH UP ACCOUNTING LTD
  15. 2021-04-14
    WARD, Jana appointed
    director
  16. 2021-04-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jana Ward
Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3 Sutton Road
Admaston
Telford
Shropshire
TF5 0AZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WARD, Jana
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-14
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-08