BRITTAIN & CO INC LTD

💤Zombieactive
14564872 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-01
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-10-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BRITTAIN & CO INC LTD
  16. 2023-01-01
    BRITTAIN, Emily Barbara appointed
    director
  17. 2023-01-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRITTAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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 Emily Barbara Brittain
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Vivian House
Newham Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRITTAIN, Emily Barbara
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-01-01
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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17