BRIAN NOTMAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC465356 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees-200-200

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
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-10-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2013-12-31
    ➕
    NOTMAN, Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2013-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN NOTMAN LTD
  20. 2013-12-06
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-12-06
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-12-06
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2013-12-06
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2013-12-06
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2013-12-06
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "NOTMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Notman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

C/O Horizon Ca
5 La Belle Place
Glasgow
G3 7LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

NOTMAN, Brian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-12-06 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-06 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-12-06 · resigned 2013-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01