BROWN IT CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC648440 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-29
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

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,436

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£267
↓ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£3k-£2k-£961-£136£689Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-2.7k£-1.1k
Current assets£267£689
Net assets£-3.4k£-3.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As BROWN IT CONSULTING LTD
  13. 2019-11-29
    BROWN, Simon appointed
    director
  14. 2019-11-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr Simon Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/11/2019

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
Incorporated2019-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

12 Pankhurst Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 4BH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Simon
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-11-29
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-26