CARPENTER KEEN LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC318329 · llp · incorporated 2006-03-09
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£35k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Current assets£72.5k£87.1k
Cash£35.0k£53.0k
Debtors£37.5k£34.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-15
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-20
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-18
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  11. 2021-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  15. 2020-03-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC04
  20. 2018-11-07
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  21. 2018-03-21
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-03-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2006-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CARPENTER KEEN LLP
  27. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    CARPENTER, Stuart David appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2006-03-09
    ➕
    KEEN, Malcolm Fraser appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart David Carpenter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Malcolm Fraser Keen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2006-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

1 Church Terrace
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 6SE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARPENTER, Stuart David→
llp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2006-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KEEN, Malcolm Fraser→
llp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2006-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-03-18
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2020-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-03-12