ALLAN BROWN ALL TRADES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC760966 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,482
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,442 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 123% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£10k£12kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.5k£8.9k
Current assets£12.4k£5.6k
Net assets£2.5k£8.9k

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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLAN BROWN ALL TRADES LTD
  5. 2023-03-03
    BROWN, Allan appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Brown
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

40-42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWN, Allan
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-03-03
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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-03