FRANKLIN BROWNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC504381 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees600600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-31
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    BROWN, Frank Innes resigned
    director
  8. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Lindsay Catherine appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRANKLIN BROWNS LIMITED
  18. 2015-04-27
    ➕
    BROWN, Frank Innes appointed
    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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Lindsay Catherine Brown
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares29/07/2016
Frank Innes Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

109/14 Swanston Road
Edinburgh
EH10 7DS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Lindsay Catherine→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-07-01
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Active
BROWN, Frank Innes→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2023-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-07-15