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💤Zombieactive
OC321620 · llp · incorporated 2006-08-16
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
100 officers (3 active, 100 linked, 97 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
514 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (223 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-01-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-08-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-30➖LINGENS, Michael Robert resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-30➖WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Wright resignedllp-designated-member
- 2024-04-30📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-04-30📄termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-dateofficers · LLTM01
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-01-21📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-08-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-01-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-01-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-01-11📍move-registers-to-sail-limited-liability-partnership-with-new-addressaddress · LLAD03
- 2023-01-11📍change-sail-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-new-addressaddress · LLAD02
- 2022-08-31📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-03-23📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2020-11-19➕RIDPATH, Simon appointedllp-designated-member
- 2014-11-01➕CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS LLP appointedcorporate-llp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BROADBERRY, Alison Lesley Caroline resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-11-01➖RAPER, Timothy Alexander resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-11-01➖SHAW, Thomas Patrick resignedllp-designated-member
- 2014-11-01➖BAILEY, Mark Alexander resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BALL, Timothy Jocelyn George resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BARTLETT, Emma Jane resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BAYLISS, Jonathan Michael resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BEGLEY, William James resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BERTHAULT-BOISSONNAS, Anne-Marie resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BETTANY, Trevor Martin Calcutt resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BOND, Robert Thomas James, Mr. resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖BUDD, Elizabeth Christina Mary resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CAHAREL, Thibaut Gilbert Marie resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CAREY, Rose resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CAREY, Steven John resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CHOHAN, Harbans Singh resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CLARKE, Andrew James Joseph resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖COGHER, Penelope Susan Meredith resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖COLLINS, Andrew Mckeown resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖CROSSLEY, Adam John resignedllp-member
- 2014-11-01➖DE LASSUS, Stephane Marie Xavier resignedllp-member
Showing most recent 50 of 223 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Charles Russell Speechlys Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Llp
Corporate parent
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This company · OC321620
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Russell Speechlys Llp Corporate entity | — | — | control reported | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 LANDCROFT ROAD LIMITED→ 10850937 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| 1 RESIDENTIAL LIMITED→ 08862193 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| 14/15 EGERTON GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 07989744 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2006-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
5 Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7RD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16
Officers (3 active · 153 resigned)
CARTER, James William→
Activellp-designated-member · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIDPATH, Simon→
Activellp-designated-member · ~50y · appointed 2020-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS LLP→
Activecorporate-llp-member · appointed 2014-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROADBERRY, Alison Lesley Caroline→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2014-11-01
LINGENS, Michael Robert→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2024-04-30
RAPER, Timothy Alexander→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2014-11-01
SHAW, Thomas Patrick→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~65y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2014-11-01
WHITEHEAD, Jonathan Wright→
Resignedllp-designated-member · ~67y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2024-04-30
SPEECHLY BIRCHAM NOMINEE COMPANY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2006-08-16 · resigned 2006-10-24
ST ANDREW TRUSTEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2006-08-16 · resigned 2006-10-24
ADLER, Joel Julius→
Resignedllp-member · ~74y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2006-11-13
ARMSTRONG, Enid Carolyn→
Resignedllp-member · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-02 · resigned 2009-05-14
AWTY, George Bernard→
Resignedllp-member · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2010-07-31
BAILEY, Mark Alexander→
Resignedllp-member · ~57y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2014-11-01
BALL, Timothy Jocelyn George→
Resignedllp-member · ~59y · appointed 2009-09-21 · resigned 2014-11-01
BANGE, Vinod Kumar→
Resignedllp-member · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2011-12-15
BARTLETT, Emma Jane→
Resignedllp-member · ~55y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2014-11-01
BAYLISS, Jonathan Michael→
Resignedllp-member · ~68y · appointed 2010-01-04 · resigned 2014-11-01
BECKERLEGGE, Philip Treglown→
Resignedllp-member · ~84y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2011-10-31
BEGLEY, William James→
Resignedllp-member · ~55y · appointed 2006-10-24 · resigned 2014-11-01
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Recent filings (514 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-30
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-08-16
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-30
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-01-29
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-01-21