EVE BROWN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC298888 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-14
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
£28.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £28,015
Net assets shrinking
Down £67,147 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£28k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£185k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£45k£90k£135k£180k£226kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.0k£95.2k
Current assets£185.2k£225.5k
Net assets£28.0k£95.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-06-29
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2017-06-29
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    capital · SH03
  15. 2017-06-23
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-06-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-05-31
    BROWN, Marion Agnes resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-05-31
    BROWN, Stephen Grant resigned
    director
  19. 2017-05-26
    BROWN, Alastair Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2006-03-14
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    Company incorporated
    As EVE BROWN LTD.
  21. 2006-03-14
    BROWN, Marion Agnes appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-14
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-03-14
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-03-14
    BROWN, Stephen Grant appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-14
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2006-03-14
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Jennifer Martha Hood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/03/2025
Mr Alastair Gordon Brown
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Grant Brownceased 31/05/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2006-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

12a Hope Street
St Andrews
KY16 9HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Alastair Gordon
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-05-26
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Active
BROWN, Marion Agnes
secretary · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned
BROWN, Stephen Grant
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13