FUSION CANTERBURY LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC328408 · llp · incorporated 2007-05-18
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
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1200900

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-19
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-12
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-09
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  19. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-02-10
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  23. 2016-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-03-04
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    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  25. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2012-04-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2008-03-13
    DE COCK, Romain resigned
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2007-05-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FUSION CANTERBURY LLP
  29. 2007-05-18
    POON, Wallace Ka-Ming appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2007-05-18
    SCHULTZ, David James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  31. 2007-05-18
    DE COCK, Romain appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2007-05-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  33. 2007-05-18
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  34. 2007-05-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  35. 2007-05-18
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-llp-designated-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

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 David James Schultz
Individual · Australian · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Wallace Ka-Ming Poon
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

34 Croydon Road
Caterham
CR3 6QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

POON, Wallace Ka-Ming
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHULTZ, David James
llp-designated-member · ~59y · appointed 2007-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE COCK, Romain
llp-designated-member · ~78y · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2007-05-18
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2007-05-18 · resigned 2007-05-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/04/2012
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2019-02-08