MATCHBROOK LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC302121 · llp · incorporated 2002-04-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 23.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-04-25📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2025-04-25📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2025-02-01➕RUDOLPH, Callum Robert appointedllp-member
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnershippersons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2023-06-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-17📄appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-dateofficers · LLAP01
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2022-11-08➖MORRIS, Faye resignedllp-designated-member
- 2022-11-02📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2022-05-11📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-05-01➕RUDOLPH, Taylor Phillip appointedllp-member
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-17➖MORRIS, Anthony Charles resignedllp-designated-member
- 2015-09-17➖MORRIS, Malcolm David resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-04-06➕MORRIS, Simon Alexander appointedllp-designated-member
- 2014-04-06➕RUDOLPH, Martin David appointedllp-member
- 2014-04-06➕RUDOLPH, Rochelle Tara appointedllp-member
- 2014-04-06➕MORRIS, Faye appointedllp-designated-member
- 2002-09-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs MATCHBROOK LLP
- 2002-04-30➕MORRIS, Bev Stewart appointedllp-designated-member
- 2002-04-30➕MORRIS, Anthony Charles appointedllp-designated-member
- 2002-04-30➕MORRIS, Malcolm David appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bev Stewart Morris Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Simon Alexander Morris Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2002-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Stewart House
23 Parkstone Avenue
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 7GF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)
MORRIS, Bev Stewart→
Activellp-designated-member · ~79y · appointed 2002-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Simon Alexander→
Activellp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-06
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RUDOLPH, Callum Robert→
Activellp-member · ~20y · appointed 2025-02-01
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RUDOLPH, Martin David→
Activellp-member · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-06
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RUDOLPH, Rochelle Tara→
Activellp-member · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-06
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RUDOLPH, Taylor Phillip→
Activellp-member · ~25y · appointed 2022-05-01
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MORRIS, Anthony Charles→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2015-09-17
MORRIS, Faye→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~77y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2022-11-08
MORRIS, Malcolm David→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2002-04-30 · resigned 2015-09-17
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/09/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-01
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-04-25
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-04-25
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2025-04-25
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2024-04-30
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-05
appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
officers · LLAP01
2023-01-17