BARBARA E BROWN CONSULTING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC606603 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£96.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £96,942
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£97k
Current Assets
£115k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.9k | — |
| Current assets | £114.7k | — |
| Net assets | £96.9k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BARBARA E BROWN CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2018-08-29➕BROWN, Barbara Ellen appointeddirector
- 2018-08-29➕BROWN, Paul Hugh appointeddirector
- 2018-08-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BROWN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Barbara Ellen Brown Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/08/2018 |
Mr Paul Hugh Brown Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/08/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
20 Bay Willow Court
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 7AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BROWN, Barbara Ellen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Paul Hugh→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-08-29