ASQUITH CITYGATE LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC327275 · llp · incorporated 2007-03-30
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
£-21.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,713

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£22k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£2
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£29k-£23k-£17k-£11k-£5k£504Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-21.7k£-28.7k
Current assets£2£504
Net assets£-21.7k£-28.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  3. 2025-04-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-19
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-18
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  12. 2021-04-30
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  13. 2021-04-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-21
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-02
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-05-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2016-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-25
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2015-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  26. 2009-03-30
    ➖
    ASQUITH CONSTRUCTION LLP resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  27. 2008-02-12
    ➖
    ASQUITH PROPERTIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  28. 2007-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASQUITH CITYGATE LLP
  29. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    BAKER, Russell Ward appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    STACEY, Katherine Asquith appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    ASQUITH CONSTRUCTION LLP appointed
    corporate-llp-member
  32. 2007-03-30
    ➕
    ASQUITH PROPERTIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

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 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-04-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell Baker
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
——control reported06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Office 18 Parkhill Business Centre
Walton Road
Wetherby
LS22 5DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BAKER, Russell Ward→
llp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACEY, Katherine Asquith→
llp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASQUITH CONSTRUCTION LLP→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned
ASQUITH PROPERTIES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2007-03-30 · resigned 2008-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-04-30
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-04-21