BRIAN TALENT DECORATORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC294490 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-751
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £751
Net assets shrinking
Down £753 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£751
↓ 37650% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 132300% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£751-£71£609£1k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-751£2
Current assets£2.6k£2
Net assets£-751£2

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-07-11
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-04-06
    TALENT, Brian appointed
    director
  11. 2024-04-06
    HAMILTON, James resigned
    director
  12. 2024-04-06
    MCGHEE, Anya resigned
    director
  13. 2024-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-02-26
    MCGHEE, Anya appointed
    director
  21. 2009-09-22
    BRENNAN, Anne resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-12-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN TALENT DECORATORS LTD
  23. 2005-12-14
    BRENNAN, Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-12-14
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-12-14
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-12-14
    HAMILTON, James appointed
    director
  27. 2005-12-14
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-12-14
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TALENT" — 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-07-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Talent
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Hamiltonceased 06/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TALENT, Brian
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-04-06
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Active
BRENNAN, Anne
secretary · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2009-09-22
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned
HAMILTON, James
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2024-04-06
Resigned
MCGHEE, Anya
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-02-26 · resigned 2024-04-06
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-14 · resigned 2005-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19